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Hi just joining this group. I have TNBC T3N1 - the tumour is about 9cm. I’m still in shock - I never felt it!!! I’m scheduled for 24 weeks of chemo then surgery. Im not coping very well xx
11 days ago my 45 year old wife mentioned that she had noticed a new lump in her right breast - in the same location that she had a cyst around two years previously. She also had some discomfort in her right armpit. She was sure it would be another cyst...
Hi I’m due to start abemaciclib and was wondering what side effects people had and for how long? I’m hoping to go back to work soon and was wondering what I was going to be dealing with , already on tamoxifen, zoladex and ibandronic acid. Thank you
I start my Chemotherapy treatment tomorrow for Brest Cancer. Still very unsure as to use a cold cap or not?
I am new on this forum. I have got invasive ductal carcinoma and my treatment starts tomorrow at Royal Marsden Hospital. As it is 10mm only I have been offered participation in SMALL clinical trial and randomised to the vacuum excision under local anesthetic...
My sister has been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer (hormonal) said not curable but treatable. She is 63 years old in May, she has started treatment. She is now trying to decide it she should try and go back to work or retire on sick due to side...
Hello I'm 49 and married married with 2 chiidren. Iwas diagnosed with DCIS in my left breast in September last year. I had a lumpectomy in October and pathology showed a 28mm intermediate and high grade DCIS which was removed with clear margins. Also...
I finished my chemo in September and had a lumpectomy and lymph node clearance in October. I have now nearly finished radiotherapy and will be having targeted therapy for around 9 months. My hair has started to grow back well, but totally the wrong...
Diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast and have to have a mastectomy. My question is I feel I want to go flat as I want to recover quickly and as I have small breasts haven’t really bothered too much about them. Is it ok to make a quick decision and...
I haven’t posted here for years. I’ve been on Letrozole for 13 years and my GP has told me today that they can no longer prescribe it. This has totally floored me as the knowledge Letrozole is keeping me safe from secondary breast cancer is what keeps...
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