If I had it to do over again, I'd require the docs give me answers to
questions, or they wouldn't get to give me any treatments.
I'd say No to the chemos, the PHARMA company poisons.
Probably yes to chemos of Vitamin C & such.

Due to have reconstruction of right breast, free tram at the end of this
month.Delayed recon for 4 years.
Any encouraging words would be appreciated !
Kathleen

I'm still looking for a case of Breast Cancer on a young male.
My son who's 28 has a BC with bone metastasis.
There are no statistics for him.
That's why I'm looking for a case like him.

I posted some time ago about my duaghter having masectomy in May, It had
spread to her bones, her hip.  She was taking that one pill, to block
estrogen, now she is on Zoledax(sp) to push her into  menapause. She is
also on a bone strenghtening drug. Just started radiation on hip

I posted sometime ago, about my daughter, had a masectomy in May, at the
time they told her no radiation, because hers at already spread to her
bones.  They are treating her with one drug, then an IV to strenghten
bones, now another one to push her into menapause. She is underdoing

In 2001 & 2002, the docs wouldn't tell me the percentage, the chance of
the chemos working, of getting rid of the cancer.
They kept flip-flopping on statements, & I couldn't get a straight
answer.

Has anyone out there had silicone implants for over 10 years and have been
happy with them? Have heard so many negative stories (via internet and this
site).  Are there any positives out there?  Reason for asking is that I have
no other option offered to me except implants for ...

I had posted early October about my upcoming free DIEP bilateral
reconstruction which I had on Oct 13th. Unfortunatly one side didn't
connect up properly and the tissue died. On the postive side I'm really
pleased with the left side. It's looked amazing right from day one and

Has anyone had this diagnosis?  I have read of it in cancer book and we are
trying to figure out type cancer, if any, friend has.  She has lots of pain
in area under breast, nothing showed up on x-ray.  She did have an MRI for
back problem and was told a "black" area appeared under ...

Deborah and I saw Dr. Smiley yesterday - she had a chest CT and blood
work last week.
Markers were up about 20% from last month and the CT scan showed a
small increase in the size of a couple of nasties in her lungs, so it's

One suggestion by the docs, is Burzynski in Houston.
Has anyone read about or tried his treatments?
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Susan Wms, Su_Texas  my opinions

Today, the onc said that the Faslodex shots weren't working (after five
shots, one a month), .... that the cancer markers were off the charts,
...
that the bone scan & tests showed active cancer (bone mets) in the spine

My wife completed treatment for BC (lumpectomy) in 1994.  She took tamoxifen
for five years.  In her yearly visit with her oncologist, he mentioned that
Femara has been proven beneficial even years after Tamoxifen, but that it
was her decision whether to take it or not.

Hi - my mother has just had surgery for DCIS with an excision of a 7cm
area in one breast. It is rated as  'high grade' with necrosis and mitosis.
She is 63 years old with a family history (mother died of breast cancer).
The cancer was removed without evidence of invasion and ...