Advice on ceasing treatment
Hi everyone I hope someone can help me, this journey is horrible. My mum was successfully treated for breast cancer 9 years ago. Last year it returned with aggression. It attacked her intest...
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Hi @Mellyb. I also have metastatic breast cancer. It is in my bones and liver. My oncologist told me that my cancer was "really bad".
What you have written about your mum is the most truthful thing that I have read since joining this forum.
I had taken myself off the forum for a while because I was not comfortable.
Thanks for being so honest.
In my experience, so many people have no idea what metastatic breast cancer is. I am constantly asked if I have finished my treatment.
As for the funding! Every thing seems to be about early diagnosis and prevention.
There is no cut off point to say that you are a "survivor". My cancer returned after 15 years. I am very fit, thin, breastfed, eat healthy food and exercise. There is nothing anyone can do to prevent a recurrence.
What you have written about your mum is the most truthful thing that I have read since joining this forum.
I had taken myself off the forum for a while because I was not comfortable.
Thanks for being so honest.
In my experience, so many people have no idea what metastatic breast cancer is. I am constantly asked if I have finished my treatment.
As for the funding! Every thing seems to be about early diagnosis and prevention.
There is no cut off point to say that you are a "survivor". My cancer returned after 15 years. I am very fit, thin, breastfed, eat healthy food and exercise. There is nothing anyone can do to prevent a recurrence.