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Breast Cancer

Be honest, what does it mean if breast cancer is attached to the chest wall
Hello everyone, I am new to the site. I have been reading posts on and off since my mother was diagnosed with stage IIb malignent breast cancer. She has had 6 rounds of chemo(TAC). We met with the surgeon today. He said that he will try to get it all, but that the tumor is still attached to the chest wall. We are not sure…
peanut butter and estrogen positive
I want to know if peanut butter is bad for estrogen positive I've tried to search but i really don't believe everything i see on the web i went to the acs website and it really read mixed reviews so what have some of you estrogen positive survivors been told? ~~MollyZ~~
Invasive Ductal Carcenoma
Just need to get a little perspective. My wife was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcenoma Grade 2 ... She was Estrogen & Progesterone positive and Her2 negative. I was told this is a common type of breast cancer that shows up 80% in women. Her mass that was detected is less then 1cm.. We go for an MRI next week to…
Risk of RFS
I just joined. I apologize if there are threads I can search but wanted to share and ask for advice. I have lumpectomy with 4 sentinel nodes removed. I am fortunate enough to have clear margins and clean pathology on nodes. However in order to maximize killing rogue cells I am electing to do whole breast / whole side…
Aromatase inhibitors and macular degeneration
Hello, I saw some articles that aromatase inhibitors may make macular degeneration worse. Has anyone have this problem? I have myopic macular degeneration and wrinkles in my retina. Not sure if I want to trade in my eyesight for cancer recurrence..... Thora
Chest tissue pain getting worse 7 years post radiation
Hi, My wife had a double mastectomy in April of 2015. She had a 16 rounds of chemo and 30 days of radiation. She has had three reconstructions to address her pain and things on the right chest where she received the radiation are more painful than ever. Her last surgery was 12/17/2021. Does anyone know if there is some…
Bio identical hormone treatment for breast cancer survior??
I am a 7 year survior, post menapause, in desperation went to a doctor and started bio identical hormone in low dose, for about 4 months now. It has really helped me. But now that I have told my regular doctor, she says I have to stop right away. Does anyone have anyone have information on this?? Some say its okay and some…
New to the Board
Hello all I am new to the board. I'm helping my wife though stage 2 breast cancer treatment. They've given her the first chemo treatment 4 days ago and quite frankly it's shocking. The first day after she was fine but then it hit and she's been in severe pain in bed ever since. It's hard watching her suffer like this.…
Should I take tamoxifen?
I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and I had a 4mm tumor removed with a lumpectomy 6 weeks ago. Also there was no cancer in the lymph nodes that were removed. The next stage is a visit with my oncologist to discuss taking tamoxifen, and then 3 weeks of radiation beginning sometime next month. After reading…
ABUS - Automated Breast Ultrasound
Hello, I am a member of the salivary gland forum for a pleomorphic adenoma I had renoved last year. I have always had negative mammograms yearly but now they are recommending ABUS for woman with dense breast tissue. I had my last mammo in November of last year (normal) but they recommended the ABUS because my breasts are…
Was just told DCIS isn't cancer
I was just told by my oncologist that my extensive, high grade, triple-negative DCIS wasn't cancer and that there's a 70% probability that it was overtreated. And this is 3 weeks after a modified radical mastectomy of my left breast and the day I'm going to have my drain removed! I feel floored, angry and discounted as a…
If I've had double mastectomies, do I still need to have mammograms?
Hi everyone, I had double mastecomies this past summer and I have a health care reminder for my regular annual mammogram screening for December. I will be meeting w/my oncologist in a few weeks, but was curious - do mammograms capture more in the images than just the breast tissue that I had removed? My oncology report…
bald spots, cosmetic solutions
I am still obsessing about my hair, BUT I am trying to think proactively. Have any of you had thin or bald spots on your hair that did not grow in in time, and what did you do about it? I am thinking that if the thin spots do not grow in, maybe hair weaving, hair integration, extensions or whatever they call them might be…
Tissue Expanders AND Ports
TISSUE EXPANSERS: I had a bilateral mastectomy with tissue expander’s inserted on December 8th. I am scheduled to have my first fill on Thursday. I am looking for tips, advise and helpful information that might make this process easier. My tumors were just under the skin so quite a bit of skin was removed. It is already…
Radiation
Has anyone else had radiation on both breasts at separate times? I had radiation on one breast years ago and now am having it on the other breast.
BI-RADS 4B question
Hello to you all, I am new to this discussion board. I do have a history of uterine adenocarcinoma 1B1 in 2014 and had a total hysterectomy without needing radiation or chemo. I had a follow up mammogram/ultrasound today and was told the following: SUSPICIOUS. BI-RADS Category 4B: Moderate suspicion for malignancy. I was…
Oversight at my Woman's Imaging Center?
I have heterogenously dense breasts and go for yearly mammograms. I had normal mammogram in November of 2020 - but was recommended for ABUS (Automated Breast Ultrasound). I went for the ABUS in June of 2021. It showed an area that that was questionable for an artifactual shadowing and to repeat with an ultrasound on the…
how long to take aromasin?
I will be seeing my oncologist soon to discuss whether to stay on aromasin (exemestane) after 5 years of it and 2 years before that of tamoxifen. Does anyone know of any research or have personal experience with how long one should stay on it? This is my first day as a "member" of this site. Is there spellcheck? :o )
Anyone NOT recommend reconstruction?
Hello to all reading my post! I hope you are all well and getting through your struggles. I recently found out my BC is more advanced and will be getting surgery in a couple of weeks. I am on the fence about reconstruction or just going "flat". I will be undergoing a double mastectomy. I have read where a lot of women wish…
Newbie! Tiny 1.7 mm triple negative w/amended lymph report needs help choosing right treatment plan
Hi all, My best friend recommended this site as a resource for making a huge decision in the next couple days. You guys helped her through a very rough ovarian cancer treatment. She suggested that you may help me too. This site looks great! I need to decide this weekend which treatment plan to go with as I am scheduled to…
New to the forum
Hello I am new to the forum. I am 29 years old diagnosed in December 2021. I found the lump one day while taking a shower and my husband was like yeah that's a big lump. I went to the doctor within two weeks, was rushed into a ultrasound then mammogram then biopsy and got officially diagnosed on December 3. I believe that…
Stage 4 breast cancer
I would like to hear from anyone who has had metatastic breast cancer spread to the scalp. I am undergoing treatment now and find it difficult to find anyone else to talk with about this. irish5
Post-surgery camisoles
Hello! I am new to this discussion board and chatroom. I will be undergoing a bilateral mastectomy in about 3 weeks and I'm looking for information about the post-surgery camisoles that I have seen offered on websites that sell prosthesis for breast cancer. I know next to nothing about the camisoles so far, other than the…
Port removed and now feel lump under the incision
About 2 1/2 weeks ago I had my port removed, a week following the removal after the steri strips came off I discovered a lump under my incision. The lump feels more round with some protrusions and I was wondering if any of you who have had thier port removed also have a lump under their incision.
tamoxifen and antidepressants
Are there any antidepressants that do not interfere with tamoxifen? I was diagnosed with major depression several years before my breash cancer diagnosis. I was taking wellbrutrin xl and my onoc told me that it makes the tamoxifen less effective. The acs cancer drug guide for tamoxifen also names a few more antidepressants…
Liver and bone mets
As posted before. Mom was diagnosed in November. Since then she has become dehydrated and weak. The hospital is trying to fix this but I am working on getting her transferred to a better hospital where her oncologist is after she was too poorly to attend her appointment yesterday. new scans show innumerable liver mets…
Hello I am new to the forum
Hello out there. I am new to this forum. Recently diagnosed with breast cancer HER2 +++ Getting my port next Tuesday and begin Chemo next Wednesday. So my journey begins. I would have preferred a few days between gettingthe port and the first chemo infusion but time to get a move on I suppose. Initially was in shock and…
Anyone else posting from bed
Usually I'm up and out the door early but not today. Keeping busy takes my mind off my boob but today I'm just still. I keep thinking of all the possible ways I created this toxic environment, and am I still doing it and trying to figure out my next step besides all the many I've already done is overwhelming. I'm not…
Making decision on radiation
Hello, I am new to this forum and hope meme res can share their opinions. I’m 37 years old and was diagnosed with stage 2 hormonal breast cancer. I went through chemotherapy and bilateral mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection. Out of 15 nodes removed one tested positive for cancer. Pathology showed microscopic…
Has anyone been subscribed anastrozole
My Dr prescribed anastrozole to be taken for 5 yrs. The list of side effects gives me reason for pause. Just want to know if anyone is on it and how you are doing.

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