Hi all, My partner has metastatic breast cancer and been undergoing chemo ( Paclitaxel ) for a couple of months + radiotherapy on her spine (for pathological fractures). She is due to receive bone strengthening drugs but we are currently unsure which...
Hi, are there any stories of hope from those with residual disease after neoadjuvant chemo? Or anyone in a similar situation? Its wonderful to see so many posts about PCR but also slightly deflating to be not be one of them. Also see a lot of post...
Hi there, not sure if this is ok it doesn’t feel appropriate in many ways!! My wife is 77years and takes ibrance and letrozole to keep her breast cancer at bay. So far all good. Her hair is becoming noticeably thinner and it does get her down. Does anyone...
I'm due to start chemo on 22nd October. I had an MRI on Friday and they called today to say it showed something and they need to do another mammogram, a different kind, on 21st October. Now I am dreading the worst, i.e has it spread? They said it was...
Hi so I was just wondering if anyone had a genetics test so I got diagnosed with cancer couple of weeks ago and they done that just but I had a lady phone me last week to say that she been told by the genetics tream to book me a video call to talk about...
I just wanted to share my experiences, in case this helps anyone. Jan 2020 – aged 42 I was diagnosed with grade 1 breast cancer, one small lump, had a lumpectomy and LICAP flap reconstruction, and radiotherapy. I refused to take the hormone blocker...
Hi. I've just finished a year course of pheso and taking letrozole for the next few years. I had a mastectomy last year and then chemo and radiotherapy. I had a lovely female oncologist who explained everything but now I have been passed on to a male...
Despite finishing chemo and radiotherapy over 2 years ago and taking medication for the menopausal symptoms, my mood swings and irrational behaviour just seemed to be getting worse. I am currently taking a 4 week break from tamoxifen to see if this helps...
One thing I forgot to ask at a recent appointment is do the side effects go after the 5 years of taking the tablet. I had swollen feet and legs over the summer and was told to come off the tamoxifen while I was checked for blood clots. Luckily it wasn...
Hello. I had a consultation with an oncologist today and he took me through my Oncotype score which is 19 for the largest tumour (16mm). He said that they usually wouldn’t offer chemo as part of the treatment plan due to my lower score but that my case...
