Today I received the most terrifying news that I have breast cancer. I'm 47. I can't remember most of what I was told because my mind went into this numb state. Something about triple negative and invasive but small in size. I am freaking out. I'm te...
hi . first time using this . diagnosed with stage 2 grade 3 breast cancer last month . age 42 . have had lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy . didn't get clear margins so had second surgery. sentinel node clear . original tumour was 2.5cm grade 3 ...
Hi ,I am 23 I just wanted to know if anyone has experienced something similar. And Google is a bad option as it has increased my worry.
So about six months ago I have discovered a small hard painless lump the size of let’s say those tiny plastic b...
Was referred urgently for triple assessment to the Mater. Was supposed to be seen within 2 weeks, got an appointment for 4 weeks. I phoned Beaumont, and managed to get an appointment for next week, one week after been seen. I would advise others to g...
Have symptoms whch could indicate several types of cancer. Co-operative GP (a Godsend !) referrem to an Oncologist, who apparently will not see me UNLESS I have already BEEN diagnosed with cancer - so WHERE do we go from here? I am being pushed aroun...
I'm depressed after the death of my wife from lung cancer. She survived the cancer, but never recovered from the treatment, and was bedridden for a couple of years, before dying. We were separated, she living in the UK, me in Ireland. Helping her out...
My husband Tom (28) was diagnosed with Colon cancer in Jan this year. Thankfully the lymph nodes were clear despite initial fears as they were inflamed. Cancer was labelled 2B. It was a T4 tumour. The cells were moderate to poorly differentiated whic...
My husband Tom (28) was diagnosed with Colon cancer in Jan this year. Thankfully the lymph nodes were clear despite initial fears as they were inflamed. Cancer was labelled 2B. It was a T4 tumour. The cells were moderate to poorly differentiated whic...
Hello everyone,
I'm going for my first biopsy tomorrow morning and and pretty scared.
I found a "lump" in both breasts only two weeks ago. My doctor found one area of thickened breast tissue in my right breast, and three In my left.
My do...
My 2015 mammogram was deemed clear but I had 10 cms of DCIS and 5 mm of invasive cancer in 2017 . Is it possible for 10 cms to grow in 2 years ? The 2017 mammogram failed to see 5mm of invasive cancer . ...
Hi all I'm trying to be very positive about my breast cancer diagnosis but I'm so scared I've been dianogsed with stage 2 breast cancer in waiting in ct and her I which is making me think it's spread I keep getting pains in my side and back and convi...
Not sure about the dcis, that sometimes is missed if no calcifications are present I believe. I had a 2.5cm tumour with nearly 6cm of calcifications and had to have a mastectomy on my left side last July. I went back for my annual mammogram two weeks...
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