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Hello - new to this
hello. I’ve never posted online before . I was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 months ago. I’ve had radiation and was told I was most likely cured. Then I needed to have endocrine therapy but decided on ovary removal. I am wondering if it’s common to worry about recurrence more than survival. I’ve been told I have an…
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Strength training study
Has your Physio, Doctor, Oncologist or Surgeon recommended exercise as part of your Cancer treatment? Exercise has been shown to reduce side effects of treatment, such as fatigue, help your treatment be more effective, reduce your risk or recurrence and reduce your chance of dying from cancer. Read this interesting article…
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Scan post treatment - YES OR NO???
My mum had stage three triple negative breast cancer. She had a mastectomy in December last year, 6 months of aggressive chemotherapy followed by a course of radiotherapy. Besides having a bone scan when first diagnosed she has not had any other scan. Her oncologist stated she does not find a scan post treatment useful.…
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Lifestyle and Diet Changes After Cancer.
Hi all, I have done chemo from Feb to April after surgery in Dec. Radiotherapy was done in May. My herceptin treatment will continue till next Feb. I thought that was it, until I heard several cases of cancer recurrence around me!!! Ok, to be exact, at least 7-8 cases. Most of them are breast cancer cases but there were…
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Immuniotheraphy - my last resort!
I have just begun an Immuniotheraphy drug (Keytruda) for mTNBC as I have hit the final wall without success after my beginning in July 2104. I have been on several chemos & I was on a targeted trial for TNBC last year and early this year that looked promising, but after 8 months the cancer has again spread this time to my…
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Olivia Newton John now has metastatic cancer
Just read this on facebook and i've got to say i'm very saddened by this news how dare cancer come back after so so many years.For Immediate Release OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN POSTPONES JUNE CONCERT DATES May 30, 2017 - Las Vegas, NV — Olivia Newton-John is reluctantly postponing her June U.S. and Canadian concert tour dates. The…
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Breast cancer recurrence
Hi! The recent news about Olivia Newton-John being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, has really put the fear of breast cancer recurrence right back center stage in my head. I was diagnosed with early breast cancer in 2011, so am six years clear...despite the odds being in my favor of no recurrence, I am, once again,…
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Do you worry about your cancer coming back?
If the answer is yes, you're not alone. Feeling anxious and frightened about breast cancer returning is very common for people who have had breast cancer. We've produced a video about how to cope with the fear of recurrence. Check out the video…
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alcohol and breast cancer reoccurence
Hi everyone, just wondering everyone's thoughts on this topic. It was splashed all over the news yesterday in Melbourne. That having more than 60mls per day-the equivalent of 1/2 a bottle or less a week can increase our chances of reoccurrence! I know we all want to do everything we can to reduce this risk but at the same…
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To laugh or cry.........that is the question...HAHA!
So at 3 weeks post Mastectomy/Diep Flap reconstruction I had about 3 funny episodes with my eyes, I was quite sure it was migraine related, but had these massive blind spots that lasted about 30 mins. Off to the Optometrist I go, Retinas are fine but in 7 months the sight in my right eye has deteriorated rapidly, she said…
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12 Days Post Mastectomy and Diep Flap Reconstruction and 3 weeks off Arimidex
Hey Ladies!!!! Thought Id put out a post as am 12 days now post surgery and you all know how horrendous the whole thing was...BUT I am happy to say that I am amazed at how I am now healing. Im sleeping about 4hrs then up, but thats ok. The pain has subsided dramatically, I take Panadol Osteo and Nurofen every 8hrs now…