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Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer last week and I’m struggling. It has spread to my lymph nodes in all directions and symptoms are changing rapidly. I was also diagnosed with thyroid cancer last year and have just finished...
Hi all can anyone recommend any medical journals that I can access to make an educated decision on whether to take Letrozole or not please? I'd like to find some studies/statists that will help with this. I'm kinda thinking, am I more at risk of the side...
Hello there, I have TNBC, currently in weekly chemo with every 21days Pembro infusion. So another chapter of my chemo starting, dropping 2 drugs and starting EC along with immunotherapy. I am bit scared as they call the drug ‘red devil’. I had my ups...
Hi, I have been on zoladex since september 2022 and started on letrozole March 2023. Now stopped zoladex and letrozole has switched to tamoxifen a few weeks ago. I am 35 so pre menopausal. Ever since starting the letrozole and still now on the tamoxifen...
Hi all, I have a smaller breast after removal of a 30mm tumour and a reexcision. Does anyone have experience of fat transfer to correct this. Were you pleased with the results? Where was the fat donor site - and any pain at this site afterwards or other...
Hi all ,if just been diagnosed with stage1 grade3 triple neg breast cancer,what a nightmare,the worry,ect,all I know is it's time to fight the fight,cancer isn't going to win ,mark my words
Hi everyone, I'm Jayne. I would like to say it's so nice to meet you all, but this is a forum I never expected to find myself. I'm 52, relatively healthy with an absolutely amazing husband and was loving life, running our own business, kids left home...
Just been diagnosed and awaiting treatment plan feel like emotionally I’ve fallen into a large black hole . How do you tell your family when you can’t face next week yourself .
Hi Everyone, I'm new here. I have recently had a breast and adjacent lymph node biopsy. The sonographer said to me she has no idea what the mass is in my breast and questioned me regarding the adjacent lymph node next too it. She said its extremely...
I am 7 weeks post op mastectomy still have a small seroma and have also can feel a small mobile lump underneath the scar .Wondering if it's still healing .what should I do get it checked out
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