Are the side effects of Taxotere inevitably worse than those of A&C?
I'm going to start Taxotere next week, after having an *awful* time with
A&C.  I've just been sick as a dog for the past 2 months.  I was looking
forward to having something different but now that I've read about

my mother (73 yrs old), who lives in Europe, was diagnosed a few days ago
with stage IV breast cancer. The tumor in her left breast was rather large
(~8 cm). It has metastasized to the brain (cerebellum, about 3-4cm). My
mother had ignored the lump in her breast, apparently for ...

after my annual mammogram yesterday i had a reddish brown discharge from one
breast. could this be caused by trauma from the mammogram itself?

Anyone used this if so what are your opinions of it? did it work?, did you
have any side effects? are you still on it if not why not?

My mum has just been taken off her medication and told to start getting
Faslodex injections instead.
Does anyone know or have any experience of these injections as we have heard
many conflicting stories with regard to side affects etc

September 8, 2004
Sickness and Health
A Wife's Struggle With Cancer Takes An Unexpected Toll
As Lizzie O'Donnell Recovered, Tensions Rose in Marriage; Angry Words

Hi Group,
After about four years of friendship through this group, Annie and Barb got
together at Barb's house in Pennsylvania this weekend.  We had a grand time
visiting.  To commemorate the occasion, we took a picture that has been sent

Have not posted for a while. Have now had my 3rd FEC chemo and feeling
pretty rough.
I have a question. Does anyone know,i f there are mets in the
supra-clavicular lymph nodes, is this classed as a stage 3 still or is it

Tonight I had a surprise visit from a fellow surgical bc patient from six
years ago. We're both still going well with no apparent problems.
I did as I was told and took whatever pills were prescribed (ATAC program so
I don't know if it was Arimidex, Tamoxifen or both), she refused ...

~~~ Thanks Kathi ... very important article ... don't want this lost
amongst the garbage posted here.
Reminds me of the years and years the PS's broke up the protective
capsules ... injuring the women and the implants. ~~~~

Dear folks,
It's me, Catharine Honeyman's sister, again.  A brief update:  I had
three rounds of a colon cancer regimen (Folfiri) then a CT scan last
week, which showed that 3 of the 4 liver tumors had grown.  Not a

Thanx Eva

Hello everyone. I havent posted or even lurked here for a while,
primarily because my internest service provider switched newsgroup
servers and it's been difficult to access the group.
Over the past couple months my wife has been undergoing eye surgeries

After 2 years fighting breast cancer my wife has just been diagnosed with a
tumour in her sternum.  I believe that when breast cancer spreads to the
bones, there is no realistic chance of a cure and average life expectancy is
around a couple of years.