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Hi, I’ve got MBC ER+ with bone mets. I’ve been on Letrozole and palbo and it’s been good for a year however my latest scans show bone mets stable but tiny lesion on my liver. I don’t know what my treatment options are for that but I’m worried. Reading...
I am confused and wondering how secondary breast cancer is usually found. Is it because it causes pain? If not, I feel quite worried that one might have it for quite some time before it happens to b found. Is it really this random, or does the annual...
Afternoon just jumping on her for some advice. Mum was diagnosed with secondary bc just a few weeks ago after an emergency trip to a&e for back pain a scan revealed it was in pelvis. Had another scan on Friday there and we now go tomorrow to see the oncologist...
Hi I had breast cancer 7 years ago and treatment, all clear and then 11 months ago found out it had returned and was in my bones. Last week after 10 months on Ribicoclib and fulvestrant found it is not working and has progressed to my liver. Devastated...
After the promising Palbociblib stopped working after just few months, I was put on Capecitabine, which also stopped working after a year. I am now going to try Fulvestrant and Everolimus, and would like to have feedback from others on the same chemo...
Hi Ladies, is there anyone who has had to stop Palbociclib for longer due to high liver enzymes. They’re not sure what’s really causing it as I’ve been off Palbociclib for a week but my bloods are still showing this. I’m also on Letrozole (sun pharmaceuticals...
Hi, I am a new member. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 This was treated with a lumpectomy and radiotherapy followed by 5 years of letrozol. At the time I was told that I wouldn't benefit from chemo. 2021 and I cannot stop coughing. Went to...
I've not been on here for a while but needed to share somewhere. On Sunday I started talking giggerish and my partner took me to a n e. We got as far as the carpark barrier and I had a seizure. I remember nothing after this but piecing it all together...
Hi after beating cancer 3 times, this one has got the better of me. I find the side effects of the meds bad I want to take a year off any meds. Do lovely things with my husband and family. Then try the meds again I see my oncologist in a weeks time My...
EC - Chemo Treatment. Can anyone on EC Chemo give me an idea of what to expect. Any side effects, good effects anything you think I may find useful please. All would be appreciated. It’s not my first chemo, I’ve tried Abemaciclib,Paclitaxol (had allergic...
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