Breast Cancer: Stage 1 & 2 Community

This patient support community is for discussions relating to breast cancer, biopsy, genetics, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, lumps, lumpectomy, lymph node dissection, lymphedema, mammograms, mastectomy, radiation therapy, reconstruction, self exams, and stage 1 and 2 treatments.

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Is it dangerous to leave a benign lump in breast?

MissAccel123

I’m 33 and had noticed lumpy breast since my late 20s. I did a self exam and noticed a quarter size non painful raised flat mass/ lump in...

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TheEbonyDiva3

Yesterday I went to have an MRI done on my breasts, the technician was unable to perform the test because my breasts were too large. My b...

Emily_MHManager

Allergan textured breast implants are being recalled worldwide after being tied to a rare cancer. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/h...

fyrmnmat

She was diagnosed with right sided Metastatic carcinoma on 5/5/2016. She opted to have a double mastectomy which was done on 9/13/2016. H...

dinamismo

Stage 2 Luminal A Breast cancer at Oct 2016. Lump left side 15 mm removed. ER 90% positive + 50/90% PR positive. Her2 negative. Low KI67 ...

debbostwick

I need help with my decision above about invasion lobular breast cancer and my lymph nodes where to do mastectomy when they haven't told ...

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