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Hormone therapy only
Just curious...about how many of us here have gone straight from lumpectomy (or two like me) to hormone therapy, no rads, no chemo. I was stage 1, grade 2 early stage breast cancer, no lymph node involvement. Admittedly i am part of a radiation trial (EXPERT) where i was placed randomly in the hormone therapy only group. I…
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Reaching out to anyone who has PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) How has BC affected your PMDD?
Hi all. I am reaching out to anyone who has PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and who has BC. I suffer from this horrible disorder and was hoping to find a fellow PMDD sufferer with BC. How have treatments, chemo and hormone suppression affected your PMDD? Thanks <3
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Extending Aromatase Inhibitor Treatment for 5 More Years No Better Than 2 More Years
A new study came out in December 2017 saying extending the use of Aromatase Inhibitors longer than the initial 5 + 2 years (7 in total) is of no benefit. 👏👏👏. A friend who was on Femara was told by her oncologist to cease it and she had only been on the medication for 6 years in total. Her oncologist claimed further…
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Finishing taking Femara
Hi all, I have just recently stopped taking Femara, after 2 years. Prior to Femara I was taking Tamoxifen for 5 years. My oncolgist orininally said I would be taking for 5 years, then changed this to 10 years, and earlier this year advised me I now only needed to be taking for 7 years. Reason being 5 years + 1 year extra…