For those who have bone mets, can you please describe the symptoms of
these that led to your diagnosis?
Was/is the pain a constant ache?
Did/does it present like a skeletal injury?

My wife had some very good news today and some preliminary comments that I
don't fully understand the implications of.
Following wide excision and axillary clearance last Thursday, 9th, we were
told today that the 14mm, grade 2 tumour had been completely removed with

Can anyone tell me if it is safe for me to shave my legs.  I, of course,
lost my hair on head and under arms too but for some reason (maybe I am
really part "monkey"), the hair on my legs especially below knees keeps
growing.

Ten years ago I was diagnosed with BC.  Had a mastectomy---no chemo or
radiation.  Now the daughter of a good friend has BC and begins chemo
soon.  She will most likely need to purchase a wig.  She lives in
Florida;  anything on your head is uncomfortable in that climate.  Would

I apologize to anyone who might be offended by this question.  It does
embarrass me, but I'm not brave enough to ask my dr. and I'm anonymous
here....so here goes....
I have infiltrating lobular, stage 1, HER+.  The chemo I went through caused

linda bliss here
i have not posted for a little while since i have been trying to make
sense of what is happening to me again after ALMOST 5 years
here is my dx for those of you who forgot me:-(

The following press release was issued today by the National Center
for
Policy Research for Women & Families:
In its efforts to win FDA approval for silicone gel breast implants at

After about ten different chemotherapy drugs that eventually failed
over the past few years (since recurrence in 2000), my wife's MD went
"off the charts" and started her on VP 16 (a lung cancer drug) with
Herceptin and (thank god) the cancerous nodes in her lungs haven't

Hi, I'm not sure if this group can help, or perhaps someone could direct
me elswhere to locate an answer, but here is the situation.
My gf, the survivor of horendous abuse had to have her breasts
reconstucted several years ago. This was long before I knew, her and

Family member has had a lump removed, by all accounts things went well.
In a couple of weeks she will be having the above.
Wondering what the side effects of this will be (she is 76 and will be
having it I think about 17ish times over a 6 week period).

Spectacular discovery : New bacteria eats only cancer cells, destroys
them.Can be the 100% cure to cancer.
Further research is necessary.

Hello all..
I hope that you are all doing well.
I was curious as to how often one must go for mammograms after it has been over
two years since diagnosis and treatment?  I had a Stage 1 ductal cancer with no

Hello,
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Hi... Forgive me for being ignorant, but is October breast cancer awareness
month?  I'm new to all this...
Thanks

I hope that, as a man with a much loved wife, I'm welcome to this group.
Just 3 Fridays ago my wife (54, post menopausal) received notification of a
problem from 3 yearly routine screening.  She is just home today following a
wide local excision and axillary node clearance, to be ...