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Hi new on here. Looking to hear from anyone who has had the Oncotype test and what effect it had on their decision to have or not to have chemotherapy?
Hi. Had a round block mammoplasty to remove a large lesion. I understand that I have an encysted papillary carcinoma, which appears to be slow growing and ER positive. The surgery was as a day patient and although a bit painful at first, its settled...
Hi, I'm new to the group and have read quite a lot of your supportive messages. I had lumpectamy and full lymph nodes removal in Nov, all healed well. Now I'm waiting for chemo to start. I have 3 treatments of FEC and then followed by 3 of Docetaxel...
Hi folks, just wanted to ask a couple of questions about sun protection, apologies if already covered. I’ve finished radiotherapy and have been told I need to wear sunscreen factor 50 on my breasts and I should have asked if thats all year round or...
Hello fellow C friends , I'm dipping my toe into hopefully meeting some of you lovely people and sharing notes on treatments and diagnosis the feeling surrounding the news and help out there. So...Secondary Bad Breast cancer that secretly started...
Hello. Recently I’ve been watching the cancer research tv advert saying one in two of us will get cancer, I’ve idly wondered if it was going to be me or my husband. Well now I know. A routine mammogram in early December got me recalled just before Christmas...
Hi About to start taking Tamoxifen has anybody had a ok time with it?
Hi all, I posted a few months back 3 weeks after my mastectomy. I was then expressing my confused feelings, I thought I had begun to move on but on reflection of my behaviour during the last couple of months I haven’t! I have a husband and 2 children...
I was told not to shave my under arm as i had surgery to remove my lymph nodes and radiotherapy. I was given a leaflet that said to use hair removing cream but decided against that as my skin was sore after radiotherapy. Was wondering if anyone had any...
Hi, as usual I am up against another problem and turn here for help and support. I have been on anastrozole for 8 months with various side effects to get used to. I have a new one started in early December very painful feet. I feel I have run a marathon...
