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The Journey Begins
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Greetings all,I was referred to this site by a very close friend, whose mother just recently passed of ailments related to pancreatic cancer. The past two weeks...
808/06/08 Message Rating
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Aromasin, Arimidex, how do you...
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The current protocol recommends the above aromatase inhibitors.  I had severe bone pain with Arimidex, so have started Aromasin.  Joint pain, not as s...
908/05/08 Rated by 1 members
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Aromasin, Arimidex, how do you...
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The current protocol recommends the above aromatase inhibitors.  I had severe bone pain with Arimidex, so have started Aromasin.  Joint pain, not as s...
108/05/08 Message Rating
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femara and side effects
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I've been taking femara for 2 years now. Menopause is not fun, but the hotflashes I can deal with, however, vaginal dryness and painful intercourse are real...
308/04/08 Rated by 1 members
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metaplastic carcinoma with sar...
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I see two catagories for metaplastic carcinoma but I am not familar with sarcomatoid features.  I finished masectomy, 4 a/c and 12 taxol.  Now I will ...
408/02/08 Message Rating
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tamoxifen for only FOUR yrs???
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Thought I would write again--am anxious to get some opinions.  My Dr. & I discussed ending my tamoxifen regime after FOUR yrs. rather than 5.  Thi...
208/02/08 Message Rating
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tamoxifen
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Hello everyone. I finally met with the oncologist yesterday and after reviewing all my reports including the oncotype dx test score of 10, we have decided to mo...
108/02/08 Message Rating
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Femara treatment
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This is my first post to this site.  April 2007 I went to the hospital with a terrible back spasm, and found out that I had metastatic cancer in my back wi...
708/01/08 Message Rating
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breast cancer and colon cancer...
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In 12-2005 I was diagnosed with DCIS stage 1 they did a lumpectomy,in 1-2006 they Did a PET SCAN it showed that I had colon cancer on the right side.After this ...
208/01/08 Message Rating
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My final Tamox. pill
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On August 23 I will take my last tamoxifen pill.  By the way, we are having a PINK PARTY--everyone is wearing pink--the final pill is going to be on a silv...
007/31/08 Message Rating
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metaplastic carcinoma
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I have mc and had lt breast removed in Feb2008 and 4 a/c, 12 taxol and will start 30 rad next week. My doctor wants to treat very aggressively for this cancer. ...
307/31/08 Message Rating
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strange pains -concerned with ...
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Hi, I am a 3 year breast cancer survivor.  Recently I have been very fatigued.  I have also had pain in my stomach under the left rib cage.  I ha...
607/31/08 Message Rating
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Ribcage pain a year later?
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I am almost a year out from my mastectomy but am still doing reconstruction. I have a gel implant and last week had a dog ear removed. Nipple comes next. Throug...
707/31/08 Rated by 1 members
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metaplastic carcinoma with sar...
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I was diagnosed with a very rare and very aggressive breast cancer-metaplastic carcinoma with sarcomatoid features. Treatment was mastectomy, which showed no l...
507/31/08 Message Rating
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Reocurring Menastration
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Has anyone had the experience of not having a monthly cycle for almost a year or more then it comes real heavy and within 15-20 days apart then nothing?Have you...
307/30/08 Message Rating
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Night sweats, shakes, and feve...
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I have posted a few times about my mother who has BC with mets to liver and bone.I am happy to say that as of her last scan her liver mets appear to be gone and...
107/30/08 Message Rating
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question regarding secondary c...
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My mom was diagnosied about a year and half about with stage 4 breast cancer.  It had also spread into both of her lungs and a spot on her spine.  She...
1007/30/08 Message Rating
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shadowed area ?
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My mother just had a mam. and they said that there was a shadowed area that was not there last year so she had a altrasound and they said the same thing and yes...
107/29/08 Message Rating
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Does anyone know how often a C...
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My stepmother has been on Femara since April and asked her oncologist for a CT/PET and MRI, and he said it isn't necessary right now.  That it's to...
207/28/08 Rated by 1 members
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click to help provide free mam...
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both these sites have tabs for breast cancer - for every click on the button sponsors will provide a certain amount of money for free mammograms (Both thes...
007/27/08 Message Rating
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blood in urine and abdominal p...
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My BC was diagnosed with mets to bone and liver in May 2007 and I did great until June 2008 when tumor markers went sky high and subsequent scans showed increas...
107/26/08 Message Rating
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Information please.
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HiI am writing from NZ.  My sister has been diagnosed with secondary bone cancer. Her primary site was in her breast 7 years ago,.  This was treated w...
1007/26/08 Message Rating
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Arimidex
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Please can anyone tell me something positive about Arimidex, does everyone have those horrible side effects?My Dr. told me that I had to take it if I wanted to ...
207/25/08 Message Rating
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Free Retreats for Breast Cance...
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Hi all I don't know if anyone saw the Today show yesterday morning where they gave information on a wonderful program called Casting For Reco...
407/25/08 Rated by 1 members
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Swelling after Chemo
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I had a double masectomy 4 years ago, but the cancer came back and I had to have all the lymph nodes removed on my right side.Here's the problem.  Afte...
607/23/08 Message Rating
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