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Learning About Breast CancerPlease know that radiated skin is difficult to stretch. So if you proceed with a lumpectomy with radiation and the cancer comes back, you may not be able to reconstruct your breast. This is something that I learned from cancer survivors who followed this past and could not get their breast tissue...
Please know that radiated skin is difficult to stretch. So if you proceed with a lumpectomy with radiation and the cancer comes back, you may not be able to reconstruct your breast. This is something that I learned from cancer survivors who followed this past and could not get their breast tissue to stretch. This was an important factor for me.
I was grade 3 also.. I went with breast conserving lumpectomy. It's a very personal decision that you must decide for yourself.
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Stage 4 PatientHang in there Shauntell, not how you probably saw your life going and now it's here. Take everything one day at a time and try to look for the positives, sometimes hard to see! And you will make your own path through your journey, we are all here cheering you on! Stay strong Fight like a Girl!
Comment 1Hi Shauntell
Julie said it right.... this is a club no one wants to be a member of. We have several women who are Stage 4. The treatments they receive are probably varied depending on the type of breast cancer they have. It is like any of us, we all have different types of breast cancer,...
Hi Shauntell
Julie said it right.... this is a club no one wants to be a member of. We have several women who are Stage 4. The treatments they receive are probably varied depending on the type of breast cancer they have. It is like any of us, we all have different types of breast cancer, different stages, and different grades. We all learn from one another no matter what the differences are between us. We are all in the same boat called the
USS Breast Cancer. We prop each other up and stick together as "sisters" would do.
Hang in there Shauntell. Take care, Sharon
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Stage 4 PatientWow I wish we could talk ,, I don't want no more chemo ,,,I know. It can't cure cancer,,,wish I could get to California
1 comment 0I am going to get my second opinion from him in next couple of weeks... My email is mpeoney@aol.com..
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Learning About Breast CancerI am triple positive and in a month mine grew 1 cm. so in four mths it could add up to substantial growth. Don't think you wanted this kind of possibility. Sorry
Comment 3Thanks Mary
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Learning About Breast CancerCarolyn, I'm all for raloxifen because it has less side effects, and does not have the drug interactions that tamoxifen does. The patient information that comes with it says that it has not been fully studied in women who have breast cancer. I think that is why it has not been FDA approved for...
Carolyn, I'm all for raloxifen because it has less side effects, and does not have the drug interactions that tamoxifen does. The patient information that comes with it says that it has not been fully studied in women who have breast cancer. I think that is why it has not been FDA approved for the treatment of breast cancer - not because it is not effective - but because it has not been fully studied in women with breast cancer. It is approved for osteoporosis and for women at high risk of getting breast cancer. " Raloxifene has never been approved for use as a drug to treat bc. Sometimes it is offered to women who cannot tolerate the side effects of tamoxifen, but this is not done routinely". The study that has been done on r and t is the STAR study. It has studied the reduction of risk to women at high risk of getting bc. But not as a treatment for women with bc. Long term results have shown both to be effective : t reduces risk in high risk women by 50% , while r reduces by 38% . Updated results do show both effective for invasive and noninvasive.
Depends on YOU and how you tolerate either.
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Learning About Breast CancerMy Oncologist wanted me to have some chemo. prior to surgery but the Surgeon nixed it. They usually order it (I think) to try and shrink the tumor so perhaps a lumpectomy can be done and not a mastectomy (at least that's my understanding). If you're unsure, seek another opinion and see what...
My Oncologist wanted me to have some chemo. prior to surgery but the Surgeon nixed it. They usually order it (I think) to try and shrink the tumor so perhaps a lumpectomy can be done and not a mastectomy (at least that's my understanding). If you're unsure, seek another opinion and see what someone else recommends.
I have Idc stage 3. My doctor wanted my cancer hit with 6 rounds of chemo first. The cancer was large and into my chest muscles, plus a number of nodes were involved. I knew I would have a bilateral mastectomy when the chemo was done. The tumor shrunk so much it could no longer be felt, and it...
I have Idc stage 3. My doctor wanted my cancer hit with 6 rounds of chemo first. The cancer was large and into my chest muscles, plus a number of nodes were involved. I knew I would have a bilateral mastectomy when the chemo was done. The tumor shrunk so much it could no longer be felt, and it started out bigger than a golf ball. After the chemo I had the mastectomy, which the doctors were pleased with. There were a few small areas that were then included in the 6 weeks of radiation I had. If I had my surgery first, they would have done much more deep cutting, with poorer results. A second opinion never hurts, but these cancer teams are on the ball and seem to know their business. Good luck over the next year, it will be difficult, but you can do it. Surround yourself by a possitive support team.
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