Good evening. initially when diagnosed with HER2 positive invasive breast cancer, I was told 12/12 of Herceptin. when I saw the oncologist, they now say 6/12. Has anyone else had this? Thanks
My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer on 13th March. following a small lump near nipple found in her breast, turns out the small lump is benign but they saw a larger lump behind (she had no idea) which after biopsies has been confirmed as oestrogen...
Minor panic today . My very helpful pharmacy said Accord no longer available and only brand that can be ordered is Cipla. Rang around and Boots had some so I’m ok . My pharmacist has no idea why only Cipla can be ordered. Hopefully it’s a temporary problem...
I had my follow up appointment with my oncologist and I felt so dismissed by him. I have triple negative breast cancer, I'm 36 and I only have one more EC to finish chemo. My genetics came back last week and confirmed I have a pathogenic variant on...
My mums just been diagnosed with breast cancer again, she first had in 2021 and was supposedly given the all clear last summer. I got the biopsy results this morning so haven’t seen oncologist as of yet. I really do not want to deal with the previous...
Hi all... radiotherapy for only 5 days, but my god it wiped me out ...aching joints, feeling lethargic, couldn't be arsed to do much...very strange feeling, hard to explain. What are the tingly hands about ??? Went on holiday, careful to keep boobs out...
Good morning fellow fighters, I had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removal a few months ago. The op was successful with clear nodes and a wide clear margin around the 16mm lump. I have TNBC, grade 2. The Oncologist recommended I have 6 rounds of EC to...
Hi guys....I've just been given my blood test results but my neutrophils are low. I might miss my chemo dose on Thursday if they haven't built up when I go for another blood test tomorrow. Any Idea how I can increase them fast? Thank you
Hi all, Freaking out, I’m 30 and have got a 3 month old son, I was diagnosed a few days ago with triple negative IDC and I’m waiting on results from my ct/mri so I can find out my staging/treatment plan but I already know it will be a stage 2/3 minimum...
Hello everyone, my wife had a CT scan and an MRI scan. Thankfully, the cancer has not spread. However, they suspect that she may have another mass in the same breast, which is four times larger than the original mass, if it is cancer. The next biopsy...
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