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Hi guys I was wondering if anybody could help me with? My sister can no longer manage at home & needs to be in care, who do i need to contact to enable this to happen? Every week she ends up in hospital & her "cancer treatment" gets cancelled because...
Has anyone had any success on this drug? Ive been on Ribuciclib Leteozole Cape and Paxitaxol without success and starting to despair!! If this doesnt work Im so scared for the future. Getting extremely depressed! Now Im panicking every CT Scan thats...
Hello guys, so i have been diagnosed yesterday with metastatic breast cancer i had adenoid cystic carcinoma in my breast in 2020 lumpectomy 8 rounds of chemotherapy 2 weeks of radiotherapy bish bash bosh thought that was it until this summer when thought...
Has anyone had hairbreakage and thinning of hair on Ribociclib. I know this is a side effect of the drug. If so does anyone use anything that helped. I'm using Nioxin shampoo and conditioner. My hair is very brittle and dry. I have secondary breast...
I have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer through the breast care department following a routine mammogram. I was given an oncology appointment for tomorrow with the Medical Oncology Team, but I have been told today that is the wrong clinic,...
Just had a call from BCN to tell me consultant wants to review my case next Thursday before putting me back on chemo - capecitabine - following an MRI scan. Timing is rubbish. Looks like they might put me on radiotherapy for shoulder pain. Anyone had...
I was recently diagnosed with secondary breast cancer to my bones shortly after finishing treatment for breast cancer. I live on my own with my wee dog. I would like to know if anyone has experienced friends and family not giving much support. People...
My friend was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in her lung & lymph node mid November. She has seen the oncologist and been given a treatment plan - Letrozole, Zoladex & Ribociclib. it is now over 3 weeks since her oncology appointment and she...
Hi there beautiful people, My amazing wife was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer back in May, this was discovered after attending a 5 year check up with the cancer team. She battled stage 2 HER+ with lymph node involvement almost 5 years to the...
Hi I have just been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer out of the blue almost 10 years after my first breast cancer. It’s in liver pelvis and spine. I see the oncologist on Thursday has been the longest week of my life The wait. I’m hoping for an...
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