After 9 years my breast cancer is back - in the bones, liver, chest lymph nodes and pleura. So it's treatable but not curable. My original diagnosis (2015) was ER8, PR7, HER2negative with 5 lymph nodes affected. But they now need to do a liver biopsy...
My wife was diagnosed with secondary triple negative breast cancer in January 2024, with metastatic deposits mostly in her spine, but also in her pelvis, lungs and a small one in her brain. She has undergone stereotactic radiation therapy to the head...
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Hi everyone I've just joined and learning to navigate this site/forums etc. Is their anything specific to Capecitabine for secondary BC? Thanks.
Hi, I'm new to the group although I've lived with stage 4 breast cancer for 10+ years now. I accessed Pertuzamub and Herceptin alongside the Cleopatra phase three trial in 2013 and I have been on it ever since. I'm hoping to make contact with other...
Hi, I had breast cancer 20 years ago. It came as huge shock to me after all this time to be diagnosed with secondary breast cancer which has spread to my bones and a ‘suspious area’ in my liver. The prognosis I was given is not great and I’m finding it...
Morning i might be new here. I’m waiting for tests to see why my cough won’t go away and have niggly ache in back. X-ray on Monday. I have a real issue too. I’m due to fly to Dubia in 10 days for a week. Is it crazy to still go ? Thankyou
Hey Hope everyone is doing ok . My oncologist has decided to start me on drug therapy whilst I wait for a date for surgery to have my liver tumour removed . This could take a while because I am probably going to have CRS /HIPEC to treat my appendical...
Hi, it’s been a mad month, I was diagnosed on the 9th of January with TNBC which had been treated since October as an abscess. I have had CT scan MRIS and Pet unfortunately I have a lesion on my liver pet scan pick something on my hip bone so another...
Hi . I found out on Thursday that’s this bloody disease ia back . I would have been 2 years clear at the end of this month . I always new that TNBC was an aggressive bugger with a 4 in 10 chance of recurring . Just hoped I would be one of the 6 in 10th...
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