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| Asked: 4/7/2012
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Hello I know that Ilc is less responsive to chemo. |
| Asked: 4/6/2012
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Just returned from oncologist...had 24 on onytype test. |
| Asked: 4/5/2012
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I have been diagnosed with ILC, 7cm tumor, ER+, PR+, Her-. |
| Asked: 4/4/2012
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My onc has prescribed TCH. The oncology nurse reviewed premeds they will give me yesterday. |
| Asked: 4/2/2012
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I understand that a potential side effect of Herceptin is pain at the tumor site. |
| Asked: 4/2/2012
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I am 41 and recently diagnosed with IDC, grade I. |
| Asked: 4/2/2012
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Is there a chemotherapy regimen that has shown to be successful against invasive lobular carcinoma? Act, cmf, or fec?? |
| Asked: 4/1/2012
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I am 47 years old and was diagnosed with Stage II IDC breast cancer, 1 positive node out of 15, ER+, PR+, Her2- in my... |
| Asked: 4/1/2012
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Is 4 cycles of Taxotere and Cytoxan enough? I am 47 years old and was diagnosed with Stage II IDC breast cancer,... |
| Asked: 4/1/2012
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I am having a port inserted on a Wed and scheduled for chemo the next day. |
| Asked: 3/31/2012
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I just took my first treatment of Taxol with Herceptin after having finished 4 AC treatments of the dose dense regimen. |
| Asked: 3/30/2012
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I am 61 yr old with stage 1A no lymph node (they were removed with first lumpectomy in 1996) invasive ductile carcinoma 1.4cm mastectomy oncogene... |
| Asked: 3/29/2012
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48 years old female, just had mastectomy, 2.5cm, ER/PR +3, HER2 negative, node negative, Nottingham Grade I. |
| Asked: 3/27/2012
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I was diagnosed with Stage 1A Grade 3 IDC Estrogen -neg Progesterone-Pos HER2 negative. |
| Asked: 3/25/2012
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I am 38 breast surgeon recommended a mastectomy which I just had. |
| Asked: 3/25/2012
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Stage IIa 2.1 cm tumor, lumpectomy w/clear margins. |
| Asked: 3/20/2012
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Just finished 4 chemo treatments at 2 week intervals. |
| Asked: 3/18/2012
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I recently was diagnosed with a new primary site in less than 15 months. |
| Asked: 3/17/2012
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When is chemo recommended.? Stage 1 IDC , tumor 1cm, grade 3 er/pr negative, her2 positive. |
| Asked: 3/16/2012
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I am 58 and been diagnosed with occult breast cancer. |
| Asked: 3/15/2012
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My mom is a 54 years old, she had breast CA 1 month ago of 0.8cm IDC grade 3 with triple negativity and clear nodes,... |
| Asked: 3/14/2012
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Update from 63 year old(from 3/13/12) with invasive lobular carcninoma in two areas. |
| Asked: 3/13/2012
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Would it be wise to have the Oncotype test done for me? I''m 63, post menopausal, have infiltrating lobular cancer in the left breast. |
| Asked: 3/12/2012
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Bilateral Mastectomy, Right 0.5CM and 0.8CM IDC grade 1 2/3 <2mm margins neg. |
| Asked: 3/12/2012
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I was diagnosed with multifocal Ilc - size of largest foci unknown ( est 4 cm. |
| Asked: 3/9/2012
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Lillie, read the answer to a previous question where you stated that someone diagnosed with one type of cancer has a 25-30% risk of developing... |
| Asked: 3/8/2012
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A news release today cited the JAMA article on cancer genomics in kidney cancer. |
| Asked: 3/8/2012
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Research states there is no associated risk of developing secondary leukemias after chemotherapy of TC x 4. |
| Asked: 3/7/2012
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A close family member was (Initially) diagnosed with stage 3C B/cancer. |
| Asked: 3/7/2012
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I am a 69 yr. old woman, had double mastectomy 18 months ago. |
| Asked: 3/6/2012
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I am 71 yrs old and had a mastectomy 3 months ago and the incision hasn''t healed - why? |
| Asked: 3/6/2012
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I am a 71 yr. old woman, diagnosed with breast cancer. |
| Asked: 3/5/2012
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I am 76 years old, stage 1 breast cancer, estrogen positive, her2 positive, lymph nodes negative. |
| Asked: 3/4/2012
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Thank you for such a quick response!! I have been doing what you suggested and will continue to. |
| Asked: 3/4/2012
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I had a lumpectomy and SLB 3/4 node pos will be starting chemotherapy in a week. |
| Asked: 3/2/2012
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I am the 63 year old woman from yesterday. |
| Asked: 3/1/2012
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Hi - I''m currently on neoadjuvant chemotherapy (TACx6). |
| Asked: 2/29/2012
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I just found out that me chemo regiment will be tc x 4. |
| Asked: 2/27/2012
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Hi Lilli, Thank you for your kind support all this while. |
| Asked: 2/27/2012
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I recently had a unilateral mastectomy for a 0.6cm invasive ductal cancer, DCIS, 1/12 nodes positive, ER+, BRCA negative. |
| Asked: 2/25/2012
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When chemo treatments are given after the tumor has been removed, how do oncologists gauge the effectiveness of the chemotherapy? I have read where chemo... |
| Asked: 2/25/2012
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Is there a test similar to OncoTypeDX that is useful for breast cancer patients that are triple negative? It is my understanding that this test... |
| Asked: 2/25/2012
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I just found out my oncotype score is 26 gray area. |
| Asked: 2/24/2012
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I''m 56 Had Right Side Mastectomy. |
| Asked: 2/22/2012
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I am 70 yers. |
| Asked: 2/21/2012
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Hi Lilli, after having a mastectomy two weeks ago, I received the full results today (3.4cm IDC tumour, grade 3, HER2+, stage 1 originally diagnosed,... |
| Asked: 2/19/2012
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I am a 58-year-old woman with IDC (Stage I, Type 2, 1.5-cm tumor, node negative, ER positive, HER2 negative). |
| Asked: 2/16/2012
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Hi-I''m 32 and recently had bilat mastectomy. |
| Asked: 2/14/2012
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I have a mix of DCIS and Triple Negative Invasive Carcinoma. |
| Asked: 2/14/2012
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male breast cancer age 42 1.6cm negative nodes no LVI no necrosis ER positive,PR positive Her2 negative Grade 2 stage 1 healthy and no oncotype done since outside USA. What would be the chemo regimen suggested... |
| Asked: 2/14/2012
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I was just diagnosed with triple positive IDC. |
| Asked: 2/13/2012
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I was just diagnosed with IDC two weeks ago. |
| Asked: 2/12/2012
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I was just diagnosed with ILC Stage II cancer (?), 5.8cm, Nottingham 2/3, Arch. |
| 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. |
