Hi just a query about the difference in detection. Can a mammogram show benign calcification results but a further ultrasound show a cancerous lump not detected by the mammogram?
Hello Well today, 4th March 2026, is the day! I will be up at 5.15 to get myself to my daughter's by 6 and she will take me to hospital for my op. This is the 2nd time I have had to look cancer straight in the eye and said "I can do this, I will...
Hi, After having chemo, surgery then radiotherapy for invasive ductal breast cancer I am now having Letrozole daily and Phesgo and Zometa every 3 and 12 weeks. I have been left with neuropathy to my feet, hands, legs and mouth which is gradually getting...
Good morning lovely people. I am new to the community, having read some wonderful helpful supportive suggestions over the past few months. I now have a bit of a dilemma. I had breast cancer, so had a left breast mastectomy, plus 23 cancerous lymph...
Hi I was diagnosed with Lobular bc in December 24 and was told I’d needed a mastectomy due to size of mass. Whilst I was trying to decide whether to have reconstructive or not my CT scan showed lesion on spine so surgery was now not an option and I began...
Hi all. I'm pretty new to this. Just asking for reassurance. I found a lump in my left breast a month ago. Went to the GP who referred me to the breast clinic. Had my appointment yesterday. After 2 mammograms and 2 ultrasounds they did a biopsy. Before...
Hi all, I wondered if anyone had any experience of this and can share what happened. I was diagnosed with IDC stage 2b ER positive (weakly, but still positive) HER2- in December. 30x20mm lump with two lymph nodes involved, grade 3. Due to the weakly...
Well, I've made it! I had my op on 4th March 2026. It was quite scary because there were a lot of us in the waiting area at 7 am. I had to go to ultrasound for metal mark wires to be put in because the type of one of the two cancers I have wasn't showing...
Hello, I received a diagnosis of PLCIS in my right breast last week with a mastectomy recommended. The first biopsy was inconclusive on the left breast and I am waiting for the results of a VAE biopsy to determine if a double mastectomy is needed. I’m...
Hi Everyone, I'm coming up to my 10th year of taking Letrozole which will hopefully be the end of my cancer experience. However, I saw a study that suggested hormone blockers cause potential cancer cells to hibernate rather than eradicate them. I...
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