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| Asked: 2/6/2012
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Hi, is Herceptin recommended for a DCIS with microinvasion of 2.5mm, Er/Pr - and Her2+ ? my oncologist says no, as it is too small,... |
| Asked: 2/6/2012
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I am 39 years old I was diagnosed Dec. |
| Asked: 2/5/2012
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I apologize I just submitted a question regarding chemo, I forgot to add that my oncotype score was 26 no lymph involvement,1.0 cm er/pr positive... |
| Asked: 2/5/2012
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What would standard chemo treatments be for age 45 pre-meno, 1.0cm er 90% pos/pr 60%pos/her2neg,Brca neg,negative lymph nodes,grade 2. |
| Asked: 2/4/2012
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I am a 57-year-old woman with IDC (Stage I, Type 2, 1.7-cm tumor, node negative, ER positive, HER2 negative). |
| Asked: 2/1/2012
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I am 39 years old (I will turn 40 this April)I was diagnosed Oct. |
| Asked: 2/1/2012
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I read that chemo is not recommended for DCIS as it did not spread. |
| Asked: 1/31/2012
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I just received my oncotype score. It is a 26 showing a distant recurrence of 17 percent on tamoxifen alone. |
| Asked: 1/30/2012
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Here''s what I know: 1.7cm IDC, moderate to poor differentiation. |
| Asked: 1/29/2012
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53 yr old dx with ILC 2 Tumors 2.8 cm and 8 mm in left 8 of 9 nodes positive. |
| Asked: 1/29/2012
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I am 71 years old. Diagnosed with DCIS in 1979, had mastectomy, no add''l. |
| Asked: 1/27/2012
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Hi again! I wrote to you yesterday about my almost 80yo mom with a recent l mastectomy and was asking about Heceptin/Chemo on stage 0... |
| Asked: 1/26/2012
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I''ve had 1 onc recommend TCx4 because that is what they did in the AC vs TC study and another adamantly recommend TCx6. |
| Asked: 1/26/2012
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Hi! My mom recently had a L mastectomy w/ sentinel node removal/dissection for Stage 0 DCIS. |
| Asked: 1/26/2012
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If one has had a SLNB (sentinel lymph node biopsy), and now is to have ACT chemo, does the previous answer* still apply re: port vs... |
| Asked: 1/26/2012
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Some people get ports and some do not get ports for chemotherapy. For a planned dose dense ACT chemol, how is it determined if one needs... |
| Asked: 1/25/2012
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Thanks for taking my question. I am 67 w/f no significant cancer in family history. |
| Asked: 1/25/2012
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Are there any studies or numbers available regarding overall survival and/or distant recurrence for a neoadjuvant chemo complete response versus a chemo partial response for breast... |
| Asked: 1/25/2012
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What are the factors that determine if chemo is needed? I feel like there is so much conflicting information out there! Tumor size 1cm, grade... |
| Asked: 1/24/2012
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I am 56 with recent bilat mastectomy node neg for invasive lobular CA in L breast. |
| Asked: 1/24/2012
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i am 58 years old, underwent lumpectomy with negative sentinal lymphnodes, 27 mm tumor with ER,PR positive, her 2 neu 2+(indeterminate), E-cadherin positive, i am... |
| Asked: 1/24/2012
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I am 35 years old and was diagnosed with Stage IIa breast cancer. |
| Asked: 1/21/2012
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I am 47 years old and had a surgery to place an Xcela power injection port for chemotherapy. |
| Asked: 1/19/2012
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Cannot get a clear answer on 4 vs 6 cycles of TC for Stage 2A Breast Cancer. |
| Asked: 1/19/2012
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I am 47 years old and had a surgery to place an Xcela power injection port for chemotherapy. |
| Asked: 1/19/2012
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I have been diagnosed with 3cm IDC 1 sentinel node of 2 pos. |
| Asked: 1/19/2012
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i am 58 years old, with IDC grade 2, measuring 2.2 cm , hormonal status still awaited.underwent lumpectomy with negative sentinal lymph nodes.i wanted to... |
| Asked: 1/19/2012
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Age 40, Stage 1, Grade 3, 2mm tumor, bilateral masectomies, node negative her2 +++, my question is which is the better treatment AC-T or TCH... |
| Asked: 1/18/2012
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I''m 41 years old. IDC 1.6 tumor, Er+,Pr+, her2 amplified. |
| Asked: 1/16/2012
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Addendum to the question I posted (59 year old female with different tumor sizes by US and MR) regarding neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy. |
| Asked: 1/16/2012
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I am 59 years old. I had brown nipple discharge for a month before I was diagnosed on 12/9/11 with invasive ductal breast CA. |
| Asked: 1/15/2012
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Chemo port to be placed this week. |
| Asked: 1/14/2012
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72 year old with 5.5cm ILC per MRI, pathology on needle biospy ILC, Estrogen Recpt -positive, 1% weak, Progesterone Receptor -negative, positive internal control, Her2neu... |
| Asked: 1/13/2012
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i am 57 yo recently had a lumpectomy 1.5cm grade 2, er+ and pr+, her -ve clear margins, clear sentinel node,no lymph or vascular invasion. |
| Asked: 1/12/2012
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My wife 43 years had 2.5 cm IDC tumor in right breast. |
| Asked: 1/11/2012
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I am stage 1 negative nodes HER2 positive. |
| Asked: 1/11/2012
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Hello, I am 59, BRCA1 (185delAG), had bilateral mastectomy 3 weeks ago, after MRI detected cancer in left breast. |
| Asked: 1/9/2012
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What are the chances that my oncotype test will come in low based on the following: er 90 percent positive pr 60 percent positive,her2 status... |
| Asked: 1/8/2012
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I am 45 years old and was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer ER+, PR+, her2+++ by biopsy and underwent right sided skin sparing/nipple sparing... |
| Asked: 1/4/2012
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I am 31 years old. I had a MRI that showed 50% of my breast had possible DCIS. |
| Asked: 1/3/2012
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I have read a lot of research that states that CoQ10 (ubiquinol) has cancer fighting benefits. |
| Asked: 1/3/2012
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Looking for another opinion. I am stage 2b/ILC/E/P positive (95% both), HR2-, 2.1 cm. |
| Asked: 1/2/2012
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59 years old. ILC. |
| Asked: 12/28/2011
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Is Taxotere/cytoxan an acceptable neoadjuvant regimen in early stage, ER positive, node negative breast cancer? |
| Asked: 12/26/2011
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I am 31, had high-grade DCIS (1.7 cm)in left breast ER +/PR -, clear lymph nodes. |
| Asked: 12/23/2011
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Thank You for your advise. I just wanted to add that the symptoms(fevers, chills, and shortness of breath) started about 5 days after the first treatment of taxol/herceptin and continued to progress after the other following 2 treatments. |
| Asked: 12/23/2011
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I am 41 with IDC, grade 3, ER+, HER2- tumor. |
| Asked: 12/22/2011
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I am er+/pr+/her2+ (stage 2A/no lymph nodes involved, Grade 3 IDC), completed AC x 4 and started Taxol w/Herceptin weekly and had a toxic reaction... |
| Asked: 12/20/2011
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I am 41yo woman who has been diagnosed w/ stage 1 breast cancer. |
| Asked: 12/16/2011
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I had a lumpectomy for IDC. My tumor was 1.4cm. |
| Asked: 12/16/2011
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I am 49. I was diagnosed with ILC (Invasive LOBULAR carcinoma)Grade 2 (nuclear and notingham) from a biopsy on Nov. |
| Asked: 12/16/2011
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Currently undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy TC x 6 for IDC 3 cm tumor, ER/PR+, Her2 -, no obvious lymph node involvement via ultrasound,MRI, or PET scan |
| Asked: 12/13/2011
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I am 48 with stage 1 grade 2 ductal carcinoma node neg. |
| Asked: 12/12/2011
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I am 42 years old, 2.5 weeks out from bilateral mastectomy with tissue expander placement. |
| Asked: 12/3/2011
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47 year old dx w/multifocal Grade 1 Mucinous IDC. |
| Asked: 12/1/2011
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I was diagnosed with stage 1b breast cancer at 36 years of age. |
| Asked: 11/30/2011
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My wife was diagnosed with IDC carcinoma 3 weeks ago and underwent an immediate lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on Nov. |
| Asked: 11/29/2011
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how long does it take to get the results from the oncogene DX test? |
| Asked: 11/24/2011
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61 year old with IDC 2.2cmtumor and DCIS as well . |
| Asked: 11/24/2011
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In a previous answer you gave me for my breast cancer, you recommended AC+TH or TCarboH for my chemo regime. |
| Asked: 11/23/2011
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grade 1 invasive ductal carcimona, had lumpectomy OCt 7th,node negative. |
| Asked: 11/19/2011
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I am 47, stage IIa Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, ER and Pr + Her2neg. |
| Asked: 11/17/2011
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What would be the standard protocol to treat a Stage 3B with a tumor size of 4.3 cm, and 19 positive lymph nodes, the tumor... |
| Asked: 11/13/2011
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I am on chemo drugs Taxotere, Carboplatin and Herceptin for Stage 1A breast cancer. |
| Asked: 11/13/2011
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I had asked the question yesterday about doing the surgery in the middle of the chemo with no malignancy seen on MRI. |
| Asked: 11/11/2011
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i am 40 . they found IDC 13mm Er+ (40%) and Pr+(40%) and a colloid cancer 15mm (this was not visible on scans but on edge of margin, so just had more surgery to remove) colloid cancer was Er+ but not Pr+. |
| Asked: 11/11/2011
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Is it just as safe and effective to do surgery in the middle of chemotherapy (i.e. |
| Asked: 11/10/2011
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I trusted my oncologist up until now. |
| Asked: 11/10/2011
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My Mom, 74, was diagnosed with NSCLC (Adenocarcinoma.) Also has 3 cunnulated screws in her left hip since 5 months. She underwent a lobectomy, no metastasis |
| Asked: 11/9/2011
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To limit nausea due to chemo and white blood cell shot, can one take dramamine the evening before to lower the chance of nausea or... |
| Asked: 11/9/2011
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If one had neoadjuvant chemo and a complete clinical response (cCr) but no complete pathological response (pCr) on surgical pathology, how would the tumor''s... |
| Asked: 11/7/2011
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Have looked for other questions like this with no luck, so here it is. |
| Asked: 11/8/2011
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My 45-year old wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in Dec. |
| Asked: 11/7/2011
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Do I need Chemo? Seems as if I may be being overtreated - chemo, then radiation, then tamoxofin, really?? I''m 34 years old,... |
| Asked: 11/7/2011
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Dose Dense AC x4 followed by DD taxol x4 or dose dense ACx4 followed by weekly taxol x12. |
| Asked: 11/6/2011
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I completed Chemo 4 and 1/2 Years ago TCx4. |
| Asked: 11/4/2011
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Situation: clincial stage II N1 TNBC. neoadjuvant chemo (AC-T). |
| Asked: 11/4/2011
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5FU. Why does/did MD Anderson have 5FU in it''s protocol ( T-FEC ) and many other cancer centers do not include 5FU. |
| Asked: 11/4/2011
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My wife had a double mastectomy on October 14th with immediate reconstruction. |
| Asked: 11/3/2011
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My wife completed double masectomy, oophorectomy and chemo (TC x 4) and is now on Tamoxifen 20 mg for five years (has taken it for four months, now). |
| Asked: 11/2/2011
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For stage 1 breast cancer, patient is age 55, ER-/PR- Her 2+, bi lateral mastectomy, no lymph nodes, no mets, ... |
| Asked: 10/31/2011
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What is the alternative of chemotherapy? Is there any natural way? Can a patient with mastectomy refuse chemotherapy? what are the consequence if said no... |
| Asked: 10/31/2011
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Is metformin ever prescribed off label to enhance the impact of chemotherapy? |
| Asked: 10/29/2011
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While on chemotherapy for breast cancer stage 1A, what are the proper tumor markers to check and how often through blood tests? Thank you so much! |
| Asked: 10/29/2011
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46 year old diagnosed with mucinous invasive ductal carcinoma. |
| Asked: 10/28/2011
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My wife received four infusions of cytoxan and taxotere for breast cancer. |
| Asked: 10/28/2011
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My wife is 54 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer on 9/7/2011. |
| Asked: 10/26/2011
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Hi I just had partial mastectomy.I have a 1.7 cm grade 3, er pos, pr pos, neu- 1 positive node, axiliary node disection, two levels. |
| Asked: 10/25/2011
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I had a double flap bilateral mastectomy on July 1st, 2011 with severe healing issues. |
| Asked: 10/24/2011
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I am 50 years old, post-menopausal, and was recently diagnosed on 8/19/11 with ER/PR (+) Her2 (-) invasive ductal carcinoma, Grade II in the left... |
| Asked: 10/20/2011
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I am 46. I was diagnosed with a 3.5cm ILC tumor in the left breast. |
| Asked: 10/18/2011
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Is chemo helpful with low oncotype score (10)but micromets in 1 of 3 sentinel nodes? I''m 50 and pre-menaupasal. |
| Asked: 10/17/2011
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i had bilateral masectomy and my pathology report said my cancer is 14cm dcis with lobulat features. |
| Asked: 10/17/2011
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delay/postponed chemo-is it ok? was supposed to undergo chemo tomorrow but since my blood counts are low my onco advised me to postpone it for a week. |
| Asked: 10/17/2011
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I was 50 when told I had breast cancer. |
| Asked: 10/15/2011
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my wife age 46 has ben diagnosed with multifocal, grade 1, mucinous invasive ductal carcinoma to her left breast, ER+90%, HER2 -, she had a... |
| Asked: 10/13/2011
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I have Stage IIb breast cancer, grade 2. |
| Asked: 10/10/2011
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I had a 2.1 estrogen positive tumor removed in a lumpectomy August 25th. |
| Asked: 10/10/2011
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I had a lumpectomy in August. A 1cm mass was removed near the chest wall with a positive margin on the posterior side. The surgeon said he took... |
| Asked: 10/9/2011
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I have IDC. |
