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advanced breast cancer - could have been caught early
Hello I was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer to the liver and hip (non weight baring on right leg) in April. I am ER/PR+ HER2 + and was given a prognosis of 2 years to live. I have two kids aged 11 and 13. Three years ago I had a mamogram and ultrasound which shows that there was a tumour in the same location as the…
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I am scared ....
Hi all, My name is Danka, I am 31 yrs old, mother of 2 cute kids. I have been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer 8/ 01/ 2015, grade 3, Her2+ , 19mm tumour and 2 of 3.5mm. I am not sure what stage I am in yet, but I have a swollen lymph note under my armpit. I had an appointment today and they had a blood test and a CT…
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What a Year
Given the time of year, I want to share some joy and much happiness. I have been living with Secondary Breast Cancer for 8 years. I am HER2 Positive and my body has been through the mill many times with bone and brain metastases. This is my reality which I now embrace as part of me and consequently I enjoy every day and…
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Starting Chemo next week
My first diagnosis of Cancer was secondaries in the liver. That was on 16/9. I have been through plenty of tests in the past month, u/s, CT, MRI, endoscopy and liver biopsy. I do know that my liver tumours have grown and multiplied between scans within 3 weeks of each other. I have HER2 positive cancer in my left breast…