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Just wondering as I can’t find anything on here but mum can’t have chemotherapy as hart is not strong enough mums 65 had a mastectomy and 20+ lymph nodes cleared stage 3c breast cancer Bupa have said she needs a Special chemotherapy but not sure if Bupa...
Hi I’m new to this forum, but have been in treatment for intratumoral heterogenous breast cancer ( 2 distinct areas of cancer cells in same tumour , one HER2 and the other triple negative)., for just over 12 months .Diagnosis was difficult and took several...
Hi I had a mastectomy 2 years ago due to oestrogen positive BC. I am feeling awful with no HRT. My chances of BC killing me by 60 years old is 2%. If I go back on Hrt it is 3.8%. Anyone taken the decision to return to HRT after BC.? What are your...
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Hi, today is my three year post surgery mammogram and I hardly slept last night. I am generally optimistic but every year when I get to the anniversary of my diagnosis until I get the all clear result, I get very anxious and relive the time from diagnosis...
Hi Thought it was pancreatic, thought it was bile duct. Turns out it’s BRCA1 in 48% of my cells! Consultant says it will respond extremely well to my current chemo/immunotherapy regimen-gem/cis/durv. Just pleased to finally have some clarity after...
Just been diagnosed and in a panic. Lump about 1 inch and can’t be felt. Ultrasound done under armpits and radiographer said nothing to see there. Week to wait for biopsy results. Please help
got a call this morning. biopsy results are in (had biopsy on Tuesday 6 days ago) and dr wants to see me to discuss the results. won't tell me on the phone. I'm so scared. they told me that up to 6 weeks wait for results as there not worried because of...
Hi all, I used to have thick Afro hair before chemotherapy and now it is growing back straight with a loose wave. I tried googling to see if other black women have had this experience and only found one lady on X social media but that was just a single...
I’ve just had my first mammogram a year after breast cancer surgery and radiotherapy. I’ve felt so anxious leading up to it and now afterwards I feel really weepy. I’m anxious about waiting 2 weeks r results and I feel very alone with my feelings. I lost...
