Breast Cancer - All People Who Are Interested In "chemo"

sue dyer

I am a teacher of French from Melbourne, Australia.

posted 07/25/2009, comments (4)

Battle-scarred but not battle-weary

I've now been back at school for two weeks and have had some time to gather my thoughts. The step back into "normal" life, while much anticipated, was a big one, nonetheless. Buoyed up by the use of the word "excellent" by my surgeon and my oncologist, I took a deep breath, squared my shoulders and moved the first foot forward. The most... Read more Chevron

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Ms Tiffany

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Young mother of 3 living with Breast Cancer

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posted 06/27/2009, comments (4)

Metastaic and Still Fighting! Update on Me

I haven't been on here in a while due to being diagnosed with mets to lungs, bones and spot on liver found in April. I've been posting on bcmets,thanks for the website Phyllis it has helped out. I just had my follow up petscan and shockingly, already my mets have all gone away. I couldn't believe it! Dr was even shocked because my lungs were... Read more Chevron

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Koryn

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Mother to four teens, married 22 years to military husband

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posted 04/09/2009, comments (8)

Free wigs available to breast cancer chemo therapy patients

Crickett's Answer To Cancer is a wonderful non-profit organization to honor Crickett Julius who lost her battle to breast cancer in 2006, at age 39. Her family provides wigs and mastectomy products to those who are going through breast cancer and chemo therapy, at no charge. They are wondefully compassionate and helpful. You choose you own... Read more Chevron

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31 year-old, wife and mother

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posted 03/25/2009, comments (10)

It's A Girl!

On February 14th, I gave birth to a healthy baby girl. (I was originally asked to terminate this pregnancy.) I can't tell you how happy we were and how blessed that we felt to see her come into this world with out any major drama. There were no birth complications and I carried full term. My due date was 2/15. I just wanted to let everyone... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/18/2009, comments (4)

When Even the Experts Disagree…Who Benefits from Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium show that basically all women with HER2+ breast cancers benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy/Herceptin due to their worse prognosis. In my mind, however, there is no more controversial area in breast cancer than in which patients truly benefit from receiving adjuvant chemotherapy, among women... Read more Chevron

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