Sorry if this has been asked before but is there anything that helps stop the nausea I started taking tamoxifen on Tuesday and I’ve woke up this morning feeling so sick I haven’t felt this woozy since having my kids when I suffered severe morning sickness...
Hi all Just wondering if anyone has been switched from tamoxifen to letrozole due to being post-menopausal. Just wondering what the procedure is. My GP said they will take me off tamoxifen for a while and then do a blood test and a scan before I start...
Can anyone tell me if chemo is definitely needed for triple negative breast cancer please? I had small 11mm tumour removed and lymph nodes clear so basically I am cancer free just now. I have read it’s a must for this type of cancer. When u saw my oncologist...
Hi All, I am 34 and got diagnosed with hormone negative, HER2 positive breast cancer that has spread to my lymph nodes late November. I have completed three rounds of EC chemo, but am moving on to Pertuzumab, trastuzumab and docetaxel tomorrow and...
Hello, I am new here and trying to learn what I can do to help myself. I have recently been diagnosed with invasive ductal, tubular breast cancer - estrogen receptor and progesterone positive - and so I have had to come of HRT and the coil has been removed...
Hi I've just been told what type of chemo I'll be having for HER2+ and ER+ breast cancer. Docetaxel and Carboplatin for 6 rounds. Also having Phesgo at the same time. Had a 8mm tumour/sentinel lymph node removal 9th October 2023 and lymph clearance...
What exercises should I do ? worried about results and spreading
I had surgery on 20th December. Lumpectomy and lymph node removal. Lobular invasive carcinoma / ER8 / PR8 / HER2 negative. Ki67 score of 13 / Grade 2 / 28mm tumour They got a good margin which is clear as are my 5 lymph nodes! I couldn’t hope for any...
Hi everyone Following on from a diagnosis of DCIS in one breast, I've had two lumpectomies with breast conserving surgery and sentinel lymph node removal. The margins and lymph node were clear, however an small area of HER2 postive cancer was found...
Hi everyone, I had my radiotherapy planning appointment today following a WLE in November and a second surgery in early December as one of the margins wasn't clear. I found out about having to be tattooed for radio therapy after watching a Breast Cancer...
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