Breast Cancer: Stage 3 & 4 Community

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Breast Implants recalled worldwide - used in reconstruction surgeries

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...

survival rate of Stage IV

jpmom3

My 26 year old sister was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. During her second chemotherapy treatment last week, the doctor came in t...

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What kind of cancer was it?

marilyn379

My daughter died of breast cancer a month ago. She went through 6 months of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation. Three weeks later it was dis...

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Diagnosed May 2016 with stage 4...no chemo or radiation for me!

NessaGypsy

After, having lump by my armpit breast area for years and doctors saying it was hormonal from my cycle others said it was from caffeine!S...

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Breast to brain..

annietone

My mom was diagnosed with brain mets back in December. The pattern of her breast cancer went from her breast to bones and then to the bra...

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Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Options?

Christopherrrrrrr

I've seen a lot in the news about new treatments for Metastatic Breast Cancer. Does anyone have any info on those? I have a family member...

Plueral effussion

baytat

Hiw can i tell if it is pleural effussion apart from chest x ray Any blood work that would help breast cancer in 2010 treated now compl...

Triple negative breast cancer metastasized into Liver diagnosed in 2014.

Lego177

To give you a background,patient is a female 60yrs age. She felt a lump in her left breast in Aug 2014, which the doctors confirmed after...

There is life at Stage IV!!!

lynnkay

I posted on here several times over the past few years. Had stage II estrogen-receptor positive IDC. I was almost a 4 year survivor. On m...

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My best friend has cancer

luv4u859

My best friend/love of my life who is a man has stage 3 breast cancer. On Monday he had radiation therapy and he was in a lot of pain and...

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Anyone chose NOT to receive chemo??

BettyP02911

Hello. I was officially diagnosed with BC October 2008 (Stage III) and am HER2neu+ and ER/PR+. I have decided against traditional chemo...

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surgery question

busheze

I received a diagnosis of stage 3 cancer in 2001 had mastectomy followed by a tram flap which had to be revised 3 times. got radiation a...

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VISUAL SNOW UPDATE: 2018

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04/18

2018 General Information on Dry Eyes-Now known as Ocular Surface Disorder

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