Talking about cancer
posted by Daphne
10 February 2025

How long before Stage 3 Breast Cancer turns to stage 4

Last reply: 11 February 2025 16:23

Hi !
Does anyone know what would be an average time before stage 3 multifocal breast cancer with lymph node involvement ( auxiliary, sub pectoral, internal mammary glands ) which is HER 2 + and Estrogen + , Grade 2 turn into stage 4 without any treatment?
I’m asking because I’m forced to stop treatment after only 1 chemo due to other underlying fast progressing autoimmune disease and I want to know what I’m roughly looking at… any ideas or guesses? Thank you.

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commented by Cancer Nurse
11 February 2025

11 February 2025 14:04

Dear Daphne 

Thank you for posting on our online community. I cannot begin to imagine the distress you must be feeling at this time. Daphne, we as cancer nurses here on this support line would very much like to talk to you on the phone about this in greater detail.

I wonder would you phone us here Mon-Friday 9-5pm at 1800 200 700- I do hope you will.

Kind regards

Cancer Nurse

commented by Daphne
11 February 2025

11 February 2025 16:23

Ok, thank you I will do that.

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