Hi, I was diagnosed with DCI breast cancer last July. Two surgeries to gain clearing margin and even than needed radiotherapy to ensure, I’m now on endocrine therapy. I am now five months into taking anastrozole and whilst initially I wasn’t too impacted...
Hi, I had ductal breast cancer - lumpectomy and radio last year. Some possible family history and a year later genetics ring wanting to access family records. Now I have an appointment to talk through what next. i just wondered if anyone else had been...
Hi, After very first mammogram I was diagnosed with primary cancer, very early stage in my left breast. Because it was in two different places in the breast I had to have a mastectomy. I also decided to go for immediate Implant reconstruction. It’s...
Hi all does anyone taking Letrozole also have PCOS? Due to a thrombophlebitis with my chemo, tamoxifen wasn't an option so I'm eventually going to have zoladex injections (I'm 44 and I'm only just peri/menopausal now due to my treatment) and letrozole...
Having been through the process of mastectomy, hormone treatment, numerous scans and xrays, radiotherapy, waits etc over last 14 months I went to the oncology dept yesterday and was virtually signed off apart from 3 monthly bone infusions and 7 years...
Hi all, I had my main treatment (chemo/mastectomy/radio) in 2022 and then was on abemaciclib for 2 years and am still on Letrozole and Zoladex and also zoledronic acid IV. I find I still wake a lot in the night particularly to go for a wee several times...
Feeling fine so far this morning after first round of chemo yesterday. But feeling flushed in face but temperature normal. Has anyone else experienced this?
Hi I've decided not to take alendronic acid tablet form as the side effects sounded awful and I'm already dealing with exemestane side effects, has anyone got any advice pros or cons please
Does any one have any advice on coping with the common side effects of Ribociclib such as bowel and bladder probelms, tiredness, hair loss etc. Any foods or supplements which help for example - any thing which helps you to "live with it"
I wonder if there is anyone out there who is also experiencing severe numbness and chronic pain in their feet and legs after taking Tamoxifen. I didn't have chemotherapy (only 4 weeks radiotherapy) for my stage II breast cancer (invasive ductal carcinoma...
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