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Hi - yesterday I was diagnosed with breast cancer. 6cm tumour that has spread to 1 lymph node. I now need a CT scan to see if the cancer has spread. I was prepared for the breast cancer diagnosis and positive that it could be treated but now I am so scared...
After 6 cycles of Doxetaxel, Carboplatin and Phesgo every 3 weeks ftom June for grade 3 5cm her2 positive invasive ductal carcinoma in left breast. I had an almost complete response to chemo and was left with 5mm before surgery to remove the rest. I start...
Silly question. Can I keep my nose ring in during radiotherapy?. I'm having 15 sessions and I don't want the hole to close up!
Hello-all.. I’m a single parent, have elderly parents who I try to support, I work full time in a demanding career and I'm waiting for a month for either breast conserving surgery or mastectomy. I am ‘likely’ to need radiotherapy and ‘possibly’ chemo...
DCIS, Masectomy,lump found, BRAC2, Tamoxifen for 11 years, just recently found large swelling in chest wall, scan done, needle biopsy, CT scan and core biopsy, said it is large tumour also showing fluid in lymph nodes, waiting on treatment plan 23rd Nov...
So I had 6 rounds of chemo for breast cancer. Lump had shrunk but they still went ahead with a full mastectomy. 6 weeks later I get told the chemo had got rid of the cancer and the biopsy after surgery showed the lump that was left was actually a second...
It's been 8 weeks since my lumpectomy. But I still have a sore lump below the scar and the are below my nipple.is grey-is this normal?
I have just finished Radiotherapy for breast cancer. I havent started taking the medication yet and I dont want to. The information seems all negative along with the side effects this just sounds like poison in a pill. Can anyone change my mind on this...
Hi I’m Carol lucky as I’ve had op and radiotherapy now I was told to try letrozole even though I have osteoarthritis which I have went back to work for 7 days then had knee pain and can barely walk, anyone else had this? I’ve had to go sick I do a physical...
Well, that was embarrassing, I went out on my own a week after having my first round of EC chemotherapy. As I was thinking how nice it was to be browsing around a shop I had this overwhelming feeling that I was going to pass out and throw up. Luckily...
