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- Worried May 8, 2025I’ve been having Breast pain for a little over6 weeks. I went to my OBGYN she ordered a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. Both of which came back clear, they told me to continue screenings when I’m 40. I’m currently 33. I still have the pain intermittently and I’m a nervous wreck. This past weekend I […]scared217
- Capivasertib in Hormone Receptor–Positive Advanced Breast Cancer May 8, 2025Hello,I looked at this paper published in "The New England Journal of Medicine on 31.05.2023 with regards to Capivasertib.https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa22141311.In general Capivasertib is AKT inhibitor for patients with AKT pathway–altered (PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN) tumors. It's given with Fulverstrant.2.The basis for RCT was as follows:“In a phase 3, randomized, double-blind trial, we enrolled eligible pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal women […]cottageacre
- Brachial Plexopathy May 7, 2025HelloHas anyone sufffered with brachial plexopathy?Im really struggling with the effects and sometimes feel like im going mad! Husband sick of me talking about the range of actually quite bizarre sensations i get. Would love to compare symptoms with someone if only to know im not going insaneThankstabbytink
- Tell me about the environment at the clinic where you get chemo May 7, 2025Hi everyone. I'm halfway through a 12 week treatment plan, and wondered what things are like in other chemo treatment centers. In mine, the nurses are nice but there's no effort to make the place quiet or peaceful. They yell back and forth across the floor at each other, speak really loudly, and there's one […]tjstyphon
- Starting Chemo May 2025? Gather here for support! May 7, 2025Join together to share experiences. Discuss your chemo regimen, how to prep, what to expect, how you're feeling, side effects you're having and tips to alleviate them.We're all here to support you - you've got this!moderators
- Finally got diagnostic mamo + US (…2 months after finding a tiny hard pebble May 7, 2025Small but fixed / anchored , & obvious / easily to find & palpable . Results ….Irregular , hypochoic mass, echogenic halo and angular margins. “suspicious” 1cm mass. Description also as “speculated” Have heterogenous density ( both. So might need further imaging to see if smaller concerning masses within all the dense tissues on mamo. […]rainy100
- Armra Colostrum May 7, 2025So ~ I had a double mastectomy in 2016 , my cancer was estrogen driven, but was caught early…I am an otherwise healthy almost 74 year old (I feel like 50, most days 🙊)However, now I have a concern ~ my grandaughter had told me about “Armra,” which is a colostrum powder. She takes it […]greatlakes
- Watched 2 years and now possible dcis plus invasive? May 6, 2025I had a bout of 1/8" dcis five years ago that was mid grade. Had lumpectomy good margins, but no rads as surgeon said it was too small and if it came back they could not radiate again. Ok, so fast forward 3 years, got another bout of tiny 1/8" dcis same area. Pathology was […]breastquest
- Can't get in to surgeon for 6 months. April 17, 2025I was diagnosed with stage 2A ILC 2/10/25 and can't get an appointment with surgeon until June At that appointment they will refer me to a plastic surgeon for immediate reconstruction after the mastectomy but it will take another 3 months to get in for that consult. I am really nervous because by the time […]softballqueen
- Signatera test -pros cons April 5, 2025I have seen discussion on here about this test, But my oncologist has never mentioned it.Looking for information you have received from your doctors on pros & cons of test.Thanks.ann5631
