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recurrence
If breast cancer recurrs, can it be cured--I know it can be tested for but can it be cured or am I doomed if it recurrs?
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Great site for treatment of whole body.....
Found a great site tonite that addresses ALL types of treatment.......conventional, nutritional, alt meds, spiritual....and they are here in OK and ILL. They also take insurance and medicare part A and B! Go to Cancer Centers of America. They have 24 hour on-line help AND free nutritional consultations among others! Hope…
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Treatment without port
Was wondering if any of you went through chemotherapy without a port and how treatment went for you. I will probably have a port put in next week and right now am just not looking forward to more surgery. Doctor says treatment usually goes better with a port. What do you think?
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Neupogen and bone pain
Hi! Has anyone found a good medication to relieve bone pain caused by Neupogen?
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Aloe
Hi Ladies, I did some research and found out the plant is called Aloe arborescens. On the American web I found very few info but on the Italian web I found alot. It grows in Brazil but also in Africa. There are alot of testimonals saying it works and they were cured of cancer. This is were I'm not too convinced. I don't…
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CT and chest xray on Monday
Hello everyone, I am asking for prayers for my Ct scan and chest x ray on Monday. I have calcifications on my lung from Rads and they want to check and make sure that is all they are. Also my adreanal gland had a spot, forever, and they are checking that to make sure still the same. Thanks hope you all are having a great…
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fibroids
I am 56, menopausal and on arimidex. It has been just over a yr since my BC surgery. No lymph nodes involved and I chose not to have any chemo since the survival rate for my size tumor (a little over 2 cm)was only increased by a couple percentage points if you had it. All good reports since then, but have gotten some…
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Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Stage IV Breast Cancer
Hi! This is my first time online. I was dx w/infiltrating poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma-left breast. Underwent mastectomy lft breast Feb 2000. March 2002 recurrent ca w/met to rt lung. Nov 2002 met to liver. Have spent 12 months of chemo...currently on last option of navalbine and taxotere. Some slight decrease in…
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stomach pain/headaches for 3 days
Hello everyone, I just have a question for anyone who has experienced this same thing.. I have had severe stomach pain and migraine headaches for 3 days now. I have finished my chemo, rad, bilat mast., and now I am taking tamoxifen. I don't know if this pain is from the medicine or what? Also I've been going to the…
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Latest Research News......
The ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Annual Conference is being held this weekend, May 31st to June 3rd. The latest in research news will be discussed. To get information released at the conference go to www.breastcancer.org They will have an 'Ask The Expert Online Conference' on June 5th between 9:30 - 11:00…
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Chemo/radiation menu
Does anyone know the thought process behind the order in which you get chemo and radiation? Some people seem to get one first then move on to the other. I am on a course of 4 CMF treatments, then 6 weeks of radiation, the back to 4 more CMFs. Any ideas?
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American Cancer Center
Has anyone heard of or used the American Cancer Center for treatment? I've seen the ads on TV and was just wondering.
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Rogaine??
My hair is growing back in pretty rapidly but I have a few places where there doesn't seem to be any hair at all! YIKES! Has anyone ever tried Rogaine after chemo to speed up hair regrowth? Or at least to fill in the empty spots? After all I've been through it feels pretty silly to be so vain but I really want to quit…
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breast cancer and pregnancy
I am conducting a small study in the affects of pregnancy and breast cancer. I would really appreciate if you would answer a couple questions. Even if you did not have children, i would still appreciate it. just indicate how many children you had, how long you breast feed for, how old you were when you first gave birth and…
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Radiation soon--more blood tests?
In a couple weeks I'll be doing the radiation portion of my breast cancer treatment. Since the beginning of November, I've had to have my blood drawn every single Monday...either for A/C or Taxotere chemo and before and after mastectomy surgery. For anyone who went through radiation therapy...do you have to get blood drawn…
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Sawing Logs
Has anyone experienced the onset of snoring due to chemo. My husband tells me I have started snoring since staring chemo. I am on Taxotere and carboplatin
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Looking to start a support group - need HELP!!!!!
I live in Canada and would like to start a support group. Can anyone give me advice, organizations, resources, etc. to get going... thanks
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How long does the fatigue last?
I finished my last round (4 in all) of AC Chemotherapy 3 weeks ago. I'll start Tamoxifen in July. I'm wondering how long it takes before I'll really have all my strength back? I'm still very fatigued. Still dealing with side effects of the chemo (dry eyes, especially). I get worn out so easily, and seem to have no…
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rib pain
Hi I am scared and know that these boards are supportive so here I am. I was dx with bc aug 2002. 2.5 cm tumor, 5 of 18 nodes positive. i had a mastectomy and recontstruction. i had chemo, finished dec 30, and radiation finished mar 12. i am now on tamoxifen. i am 38 years old. so, my question? I'm having some pain and…
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Scared to Death
I just found out today that I have breast cancer. I had a surgical biopsy on Monday and got the results today. The mass that was removed was about 2.5 cm, but there is a bit more left. The doctor has asked me to think about what I'd like to have done. I'm leaning toward mastectomy with reconstruction surgery along with it.…
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femara
Hi everyone I have started on Femara. has anyone heard of this I have had bad reactions to Gemzar and to Xeloda and am running out of stuff to give me.hope this works or I'm doomed.
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SAFE BIOLOGICAL PROTOCOL
HAS ANYBODY SEEN THE INFO ON THE SAFE BIOLOGICAL PROTOCOL FOR TREATING CANCER CALLED "CONTROLLED AMINO ACID THERAPY" OR "CAAT"? I AM A VOLUNTEER THERE AND HAVE SEEN SOME PROMISING RESULTS! FOR MORE INFO OR JUST TO BROWSE, GO TO http://www.apjohncancerinstitute.org/
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Fatigue after chemo
I had my first chemo last week. Had it on Friday so I could go back to work on Monday. I have a couple of co-workers that did just that and it worked out just fine. The nausea was nothing worse than being pregnant, but I was not prepared for the extreme fatigue. I didn't make it in at all on Monday, only lasted 1 1/2 hrs…
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Can't Sleep
Before all this, I was a wonderful sleeper. I remember laying my head down and going to sleep almost instantly. Now it's 3 or 4 am before I fall asleep, and if I do sleep earlier I wake up after only about an hour or so. I am roaming the house at all hours. I get out of bed and do something like the experts tell us but…
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tamoxifen
I was wondering if anyone has experienced a burning sensation in their upper back and arms from taking tamoxifen. i started experiencing this burning sensation during my last 4 chemo treatments which was taxotere. i didn't start taking tamoxifen until about 4 weeks after my last chemo treatment. i started radiation 5 weeks…
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ovary removal
I've had a bilateral mastectomy and have 1 more chemo treatment to go. I will have radiation and hormonal treatment afterwards. Tumor ER and PR+. Even though chemo has started me into menopause and the hormonal therapy will, for the most part, finish what chemo started because of lowering the amount of estrogen or how the…
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First Chemo/Summer Vacation
I will be starting chemotherapy in June(either 4 cycles of AC or 6 of CMF). I was very nervous about chemo a month ago when I first posted to this board! Now thanks to all the support I've gotten here I feel like it will be quite manageable. Today I even got to thinking about planning a vacation trip or two. Did you feel…
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chat room
Hi All, I have been participating in the CSN Chat room, usually in the late evening hours. Is there a chat room specifically for people who want to focus on breast cancer issues?
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I am back Ladies!
Hello everyone and thankyou oh so much for your prayers. I talked my way out of the hospital early today!!! Just could'nt handle being constantly awakened out of a dead narcotic induced sleep. I am in a great deal of pain, but at this moment everything is looking good as far as the the surgery goes. The DR is happy & I am…
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New to Taxol
I just started Taxol on May 9th of this year. I had had surgery 1 month and 6 days before i started Taxol. I am almost bald already. I feel like i am getting crushed for the 2 or 3 days after I get the Taxol. I am just wondering if this is common.