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Triple Positive HER2+
Hi everyone BCNA Online Network established a Group with Triple Positive breast cancer which is useful also for people who might be HER2+ but not positive for oestrogen or progesterone. This post i...
Tri
2 hours ago
chemotherapy
her2
radiotherapy
treatment decisions
triple positive breast cancer
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4Comments
New diagnosis metastatic breast cancer
Hi, I'm all very new to this being diagnosed only 7 wks ago with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer (triple positive) which has spread to my bones. I am 51 with 2 children. I had only had my first ma...
mel51
5 hours ago
anxiety
coping
emotions
triple positive breast cancer
117Views
1like
6Comments
About BCNA's Online Network
Welcome to BCNA’s Online Network. The same network you know and love, but now even better and with a single login for our digital tools. Online Network has been designed around your needs, based u...
Jenny_BCNA
5 hours ago
608Views
3likes
38Comments
Hello Fellow Peeps
Hello - Lovely to meet you all! Didn't expect there would be so many of you! Didn't expect to be here - but here we are! Thanks to BreastSceen Qld and team of pathologists - they found DCIS G#3....
Posi
5 hours ago
treatment decisions
23Views
0likes
2Comments
Do you have lymphoedema?
The ALERT (Australian Lymphoedema Education, Reseach and Treatment) team at Macquarie University are looking for people living with primary or secondary lymphoedema to complete an online survey which...
Jane221
6 hours ago
lymphoedema
research
20Views
0likes
1Comment
Oncotype DX testing
Hi. I was diagnosed with her2 negative oestrogen and progesterone positive LC in early Oct 24 and have had two surgeries to remove a 9cm tumour and lymph clearance with one lymph node having 9mm of tu...
caitblack
9 hours ago
191Views
0likes
9Comments
Tamoxifen - 5mg - side effects?
Hello, I am considering whether to take Tamoxifen, can I please ask if anyone has experienced side affects from the low dose - 5mg per day? Thanks
aj456
12 hours ago
dcis
tamoxifen
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0likes
2Comments
Radiotherapy (5 weeks)
If you haven't been through it yet and are worried, please don't. It sounds much worse than it is. The receptionists, nurses and radiographers are really lovely. It doesn't hurt. It doesn't...
Beckyvdb
2 days ago
be-uplifted
early-breast-cancer
menopause
mental-health
radiotherapy
236Views
8likes
16Comments
Alone in Melbourne newly diagnosed
Hello! Umm I came to Melbourne last week from interstate for breast lump testing. It’s confirmed cancer and I am awaiting staging, this week. I don’t know Melbourne and am alone and scared, confused, ...
SoloDogMum
3 days ago
lymph-nodes
new-diagnosis
suport-groups
160Views
0likes
5Comments
Here we go again...
I've decided I was a bit nieve (not sure of spelling) about original diagnosis/treatment in 2023 so facing it again in 2025 is a bit of a shock. I live in Bundaberg and can not fault the system from...
Higgsy
3 days ago
lymph nodes
treatment decisions
100Views
1like
4Comments
Petrea King retreats?
I’m having difficulty coping with my “new normal” and a friend has recommended I attend a Petrea King Quest for Life 5 day retreat “Healing Your Life”. Just wondering if anyone here has attended one ...
Minka
5 days ago
anger
coping
post treatment
71Views
1like
6Comments
Wise words ....

arpie
5 days ago
coping
21KViews
14likes
701Comments
Newly diagnosed with DCIS - starting the rollecoaster
Hi all, I live in Geelong. I'm 41. Single mum to a 13yo son, co-parent 50%. I was diagnosed with DCIS estrogen+ on the 14th Feb. Luckily is stage 0, which eases my worries a bit. My mum and siste...
paulinagtzr
6 days ago
dcis
radiotherapy
side-effects
working-through-treatment
200Views
0likes
6Comments
How long the side effects can last?
Dear Ladies, can anyone share their experiences or insights on the duration of side effects after discontinuing aromatase inhibitors? It has been over a month since I stopped taking Anastrozole, yet I...
Zan
6 days ago
165Views
0likes
7Comments
Election called
Hi everyone - it has been a while since I have posted myself but as always I love the many messages you share with each other that I have a chance to read. Last week Vicki (our Director of Policy, A...
Kirsten_BCNA
6 days ago
data
diagnosis
financial-impact
living well
mammogram
75Views
5likes
0Comments
How to start a discussion
We’ve recently updated our system, so the way you start a new discussion has changed slightly. We know that any change can be a little confusing at first, but we’re here to help make it as easy as po...
Jenny_BCNA
6 days ago
103Views
4likes
0Comments
TC chemo 4 vs 6 cycles
Hello I’d like to hear from anyone who has had more than 4 cycles of adjuvant TC. I’m coming up to cycle 4 next week and I still don’t know whether that will be it or whether I will have to do more,...
HannahM
6 days ago
chemotherapy
Fatigue
67Views
0likes
5Comments
Would like to chat to others
Hi all I am 6 months post bilateral mastectomies and still having a few issues. Haven’t been to follow up appointments because I am a nurse and hate being in the patient side. Haven’t been to als...
emmat
15 days ago
counselling
side-effects
sugery
support
117Views
0likes
5Comments
Surgery Decision
Hi, I'm 40 years old and was diagnosed with Stage 2 Triple positive cancer in my left breast in December last year. The core biopsy showed an invasive carcinoma associated with solid DCIS with lobular...
BecMoylan
15 days ago
101Views
0likes
5Comments
Welcome New Members - 7th March 2025
2 MIN READ A very warm welcome to our newest Online Network members: @sapi @rsaracho @Mumof2teenswithMets @Beth5000 @CBS @TATA24 @Michelle444 @Kateus @SmallSteps @Meadow @Callie @Ma72R @mummyof3 @jesst...
Mez_BCNA
15 days ago
community-guidelines
navigating-the-online-community
podcasts
webcast
welcome
113Views
5likes
3Comments

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