Breast Cancer: Stage 1 & 2 Community

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Where and how can I get an MRI for a large woman with very large breasts 52G?

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...

2 answers | 2 comments

My wife feels like her insides are going to drop out of her vagina.

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...

2 answers | 1 comment

Luminal A Breast câncer

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 ...

breast cancer said ILC invasive locular cancer after excision biopsy

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 ...

Would you get Chemotherapy?

Ireneda1

I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. Tumor size was 1.5 X 1.4 X 1.4 CM. Rather than having Lumpectomy surgery I decided to have a ...

4 answers | 2 comments

Pain/Vibrations within breasts....help?

Jolz22

I was recently diagnosed with IDC 9mmx6mm with clear margins (so far from Core Biopsy) in my Right breast. I had a MRI and mammogram thr...

Which indicates breast cancer metastatic to the bone better CT scan or Bone Scan

agotshalk

I had a CT scan and Bone scan done on the same day. The CT scan came back with a ill-defined sclerotic lesion present in the posterior ri...

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Is metastasis possible after treatment of early invasive breast cancer?

Foxianna

I had WLE & radiotherapy (40Gy in 15#) last year for a 5 mm grade 1 IDC -margins clear, 0/1 lymph node, ER8, HER2 -. I have asymmetry, ri...

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Stage 2 breast tumor, starting chemo. Diet question

Algis

Hello, my aunt who is 35 years old has had a tumor removed from her left breast. Sadly it has spread and she has been given a chemotherap...

1 answer

Hot flashes after mastectomy

Perky222

My Dx. Was DCIS, grade 3, negative HR.,After having a bilateral mastectomy 8 months ago, I keep having hot flashes and night sweats. My c...

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Liver numbers elevated

kevinmf

My mother was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer 2 years ago. She had surgury about a year ago and shes been taking femara. Shes been h...

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Confused about Cancer Treatment

Dachin

I was diagnosed with Grade 2 lobular cancer, but tumor size was determined to be too large for BCS. I was put on a course of Femara for ...

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Bleeding nipple led to MRI led to 3 masses found... :(

rumpled

I have dense breasts (matches my head), and have had issues with my left one. I have history of lactation with pituitary tumor but no kid...

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Aurea is swollen

1butrfly

I had stage 1 breast cancer in 2012 and Robert Williams (Bob) at Lewis Gale, Salem VA cut all the way around my aurea. It is still swoll...

1 answer

Breast Cancer

ParulI

Dear Doctors, I am 56 years old diagnosed and operated left breast cancer on 24th April 2015. My Tumor was 2.3 cm my all 13 Lymph node...

1 answer

Stage 1, er+, her2+ breast cancer

lin5657

Diagnosed with IDC, stage 1, grade 1,Nottingham Combined Histologic score of 4, er+ and her2+ breast cancer. P53 is negative. Had segment...

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invassive ductal carcinoma- stage 1

eve152

probable treatment of invasive ductal carcinoma stage 1

2 answers

Throbbing

CarollB1211

I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Breast Cancer in my left breast around mid January 2012. I am going to have surgery this month either a Lu...

1 answer

Stage 1, ER+, PR+, HER2+, negative lymph nodes

chichawicha

Hi, I am 49 years old, I have breast cancer Stage I, ER+ PR+ HER2+, negative lymph nodes. I had a lumpectomy done and was told that I o...

2 answers

Stage 1-IDC

kat6299

Hi Im 34 y/o diagnosed with stage 1-IDC on the left breast;had mastectomy clean margins;clear bones,lymph nodes, liver, lungs;tumor grade...

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