TNBC diagnosis - pregnancy related
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed 11 November 2020 with TNBC, 10cm tumor in my right breast, no lymph node spread. Specialist says that if it was graded it would be between a 2 & 3. I was 36 weeks pregnant when I noticed the small lump, which would have been in May. My baby girl was born early July. Didn’t think anything of it until it became uncomfortable due to its rapid growth. I breast feed my baby until I had to start chemo on 25 November. Just wondering if anyone out there has had the chemo, surgery and then radiation? I’ve had my second last chemo today and surgery is set for end March. It will be a mastectomy and an expander inserted under the pectoral muscle. Implant will be at least 6 months after this. Oncologist said there may be follow up chemo tablets after the radiation dependent on the pathology etc at time of surgery. Just wondering if anyone out there has a similar story?Pregnancy after breast cancer
Hello. I’m hoping to find others who have had a baby after breast cancer. How long did you stay on hormone blocking medication? And how long did it take for you to fall pregnant? As a bit of background about me. I was diagnosed in 2018, aged 32, with hormone positive breast cancer. I was treated with 18 weeks of chemo plus radiation. I’ve been on Zoladex and Exemestane since 1/2019. I was told that I should stay on the treatment for 2 years before I could have a break to have a baby. But I think I want to come off a few months sooner. I have a 4 year old, who will be at minimum 5 and a half by the time I have another, and that is if I fall pregnant straight away. I will speak to my oncologist about this, but keen to hear others experiences.
Women diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant
Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer while they are pregnant face additional challenges in their treatment and care. Dr Lesley Stafford, from the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, is doing some research on the needs of people diagnosed while they were pregnant. If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant in the last five years, and had your treatment at The Royal Women’s, Monash Hospital, The Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, The Western, or The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Lesley and her team of researchers may be interested in interviewing you. Please email policy@bcna.org.au for more information.