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 Asked: 4/12/2013 I have been dealing with trouble in my left breast since 2009 had first surgery in 09 they removed a golfball size lump at that...
 Asked: 12/6/2012 how are family members supposed to cope with a breast cancer diagnosis? it is such an unpredictable disease and unlike other cancers, risk does not...
 Asked: 10/20/2012 hi lilli i am two survivel left breast dcis 2008.
 Asked: 10/6/2012 I am single, 38 and will have a unilateral mastectomy with diep flap.
 Asked: 10/5/2012 Family member is stage 4, triple negative w/ extensive Leptomeningeal mets and several brain mets.
 Asked: 9/8/2012 Hi Lillie, You have been of tremendous help to me in the past regarding my 45 yr old wife who has stage 4 breast cancer.
 Asked: 7/30/2012 Hi..my sister had breast cancer stage 2 in 2002.
 Asked: 7/30/2012 My wife (37 y/o) had her annual mammogram last week and an architectural distortion that measures 1cm was found.
 Asked: 7/17/2012 Hello, I''m struggling with how to best support my wife in the treatment decision-making process.
 Asked: 3/18/2012 Before I was diagnosed with BC, I was estranged with a close family member.
 Asked: 1/27/2012 This question is in regard to second hand smoke which is a known factor for developing cancer, including breast cancer.
 Asked: 1/10/2012 my wife had bc in 2002, recurrance in 08, w mastectomy,chemo rads in 02, more chemo 08..now bc back in area right of mastectomy.
 Asked: 10/25/2011 What do we do when those family members that we hope would be there for us when we have had a bc diagnosis treat us...
 Asked: 10/15/2011 Dear Lillie, thankyou for your caring and supportive site.
 Asked: 10/7/2011 what are the best ways to support my family member with breast cancer? .
 Asked: 6/26/2011 I have a young friend (24 years old) with no insurance who is facing breast cancer.
 Asked: 6/9/2011 I was diagnosed with ADH a few weeks ago and am sch for a incional biopsy on friday.
 Asked: 5/30/2011 How do you tell your family you have breast cancer? Thanks..
 Asked: 5/4/2011 Is swelling in my left rib cage normal?
 Asked: 4/24/2011 I don''t know if my thinking is right or wrong but I have DCIS and will have surgery in 2 weeks and I find my...
 Asked: 2/25/2011 My mom just had a breast tumor removed, along with 4 lymph nodes.
 Asked: 12/29/2010 Hello Lillie, wrote to you a year or so ago, my Mom was Dx w Stage 3 invasive Lobular Breast Cancer, she endured 6 months...
 Asked: 11/19/2010 My Mother-in-law has breast cancer and an open wound.
 Asked: 10/26/2010 Hello, i just found out litterly hoursago my mom has garden variety breast cancer i feel im more upset then she is, she hasnt really...
 Asked: 10/8/2010 How can regular students help breast cancer patients and their families? For example, some people can help sew pillows, caps, padded bags, etc.
 Asked: 10/6/2010 my sister has stage 4 breast cancer she was told next week is her last chemo and has not been told any thing else she...
 Asked: 9/13/2010 I am a NP at hopkins and my friend has breast cancer being treated at Hopkins.
 Asked: 6/15/2010 my sister in law has estrogen-receptive breast cancer, has completed chemotherapy and is about to begin radiation therapy.
 Asked: 3/28/2010 i''m from El Salvador in Central America.
 Asked: 3/28/2010 I would like my mom to get a second opinion and possibly have her surgery at Hopkins for her 2cm invasive ductal carcinoma, but how...
 Asked: 12/20/2009 My fiances grandmother has been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer and is 87 years old.
 Asked: 4/20/2009 Dear Lillie, Thank you so much for being here for us.
 Asked: 1/31/2009 My Mom is 65 years old. She was just diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.
 Asked: 12/15/2008 My best friend had stage 3 tripl neg breast cancer.
 Asked: 6/29/2008 Dear Lillie, I am having a very difficult time getting my sister to be more positive.
 Asked: 3/31/2008 My mother first had breast cancer in 1990; mastectomy,chemo radiation and tamoxifen for 5 years.
 Asked: 3/24/2008 Hi, I have a question about pain being a symptom of BC.
 Asked: 6/16/2007 i had breast reconstruction by getting a trabsflap in which skin was taken from my abdomen.
 Asked: 3/19/2007 My 73 year old aunt has been diagnosed with Stage 2 bc.
 Asked: 1/15/2007 My cousin was just diagnosed w/Breast Cancer..
 Asked: 12/13/2006 My mother was diagnosed with IBC in July 2004.
 Asked: 11/20/2006 Age 37: Two 1.5 cm tumors (same breast), ER+,PR-, HER2 1+, 2 SNB nodes negative, Bilateral mastectomies, 4 A/C chemo.
 Asked: 11/15/2006 iam currently doing a year 12 independent proect on the effect breast cancer has on family members any information on this topic will help many...
 Asked: 10/30/2006 You have been so kind to answer two previous questions I have submitted for my sister.
 Asked: 9/21/2006 My mother has booked surgery for Tuesday next to have a right breast mastectomy and a tram operation with surgical mesh put in during the...
 Asked: 9/18/2006 my mom was diagnosed with stage 2 ivc and she has 1 out of 2 lymph nodes positive.She is er/pr- and her2/neu+.
 Asked: 9/18/2006 My Aunt, dx:idc, lumpectomy,sentinal dye,negative nodes,negative margins,3.3x8 by 2.5.
 Asked: 9/13/2006 My mom is 61 years old and has invasive ductal carcioma and she is scheduled to have axillary dissection in 3 weeks beacuse one out...
 Asked: 8/19/2006 Hi, my 86 yo mother diagnosed with idc, had lumpectemy of 1.4cm lump.
 Asked: 7/25/2006 My wife was diagnosed with cancer and told to by her breast doctor she needed to meet with an oncologist.
 Asked: 6/27/2006 My stepmother was diagnosed with IBC in 1992 at which time she had a double mastectomy,radiation, and hypobarics.
 Asked: 6/19/2006 I questioning for my Mother. She was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time approximately 13 years ago.
 Asked: 6/6/2006 My sister in law was just diagnosed with hormone negative breast cancer.
 Asked: 4/5/2006 I was dx 9/05 had a bi-lateral mastectomy with reconstruction.
 Asked: 4/4/2006 I have been dealing with biopsies,etc. for about 3 months.
 Asked: 3/23/2006 Not quite sure which category this question really fits into...With all the talk about bird flu, how will this potentially affect those of us with...
 Asked: 3/5/2006 I am a 25 year old woman with no history of breast cancer in my family.
 Asked: 2/17/2006 I have a dear friend who has had breast cancer before and now at the time she doesn''t have it.
 Asked: 2/12/2006 My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago.
 Asked: 2/12/2006 My mother in law has been taking Tamoxiphen for several years now, and recently we have noticed some memory loss (particularly in the past two months).
 Asked: 2/8/2006 Why does it seem at times like i am in this all alone? i know there are support groups all over, but for me they just don''t seem to work that well.
 Asked: 2/1/2006 We are now waiting for my mom''s breast u/s results.
 Asked: 1/21/2006 pLEASE COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT LONG TERM LIMITATIONS I WILL HAVE AFTER A TRAM FLAP OPERATION.
 Asked: 1/18/2006 Are there any organizations that help with travel expenses (i.e.
 Asked: 1/8/2006 My mother has been diagnosed with Paget''s Disease of the breast.
 Asked: 1/2/2006 Thank you very much for running this site.
 Asked: 1/2/2006 well when i sqeeze my breast this blackish clear , greenish color comes out and its done this sence i had my baby two years...
 Asked: 1/2/2006 This is a follow up to my previous question regarding spousal presence during procedures.
 Asked: 12/31/2005 During a BSE last summer, my wife discovered a lump that was recently diagnosed as a phyllodes tumor.
 Asked: 12/29/2005 I have been told I have invasive breast cancer.
 Asked: 12/1/2005 Greetings - I had a partial lumpectomy with radiation after diagnosis of DCIS at age 41.
 Asked: 11/1/2005 Why do those who profess to love us the most (family members) become standoffish when we need them the most? How common is this reaction?..
 Asked: 11/1/2005 Hello My sister was dx and tx for breast cancer; stage 1, ductal carcinoma -one year ago.
 Asked: 11/1/2005 If someone has breast cancer and refuses treatment, can you describe what happens to them.
 Asked: 10/27/2005 My mother-in-law had Breast Cancer six years ago and after taking Tamoxifen for four years found another lump at the scar site.
 Asked: 10/22/2005 MY SISTER HAD A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY TODAY AND WHEN I ASKED IF ANY NODES WERE TAKEN I WAS TOLD THAT A "MASS" OF NODES WERE...
 Asked: 10/20/2005 I was just diagnosed with breast cancer.
 Asked: 10/4/2005 My sister has metastatic breast cancer which at this time, the doctor says is widespread throughout her bones(spine,ribs,pelvic area etc.) She has been taking weekly...
 Asked: 9/23/2005 March of 2004 my wife had a lumpectomy and her limp nodes removed under her left arm.
 Asked: 9/20/2005 Recently my 39 year old wife was diagnosed with Stage 3 Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer.
 Asked: 8/9/2005 Is it possible that taxotere can become toxic in your body? It was taken for approximately 16 months.
 Asked: 8/4/2005 I read an article titled "Common Virus Kills Cancer"....
 Asked: 7/29/2005 My mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer sometime in 97.
 Asked: 7/20/2005 My mother is 49 and has invasive lobular carcinoma.
 Asked: 7/5/2005 I have just been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer.
 Asked: 6/28/2005 I''m 33 years old and I am in the process of having diagnosed a 4.4x4.2x1.2 cm lump in my left breast.
 Asked: 6/19/2005 My mother is 70 years old, she had breast cancer three years ago, mastectomy, chemo; now it has returned in liver, three tumors, and bones;...
 Asked: 6/7/2005 my aunt has sores on her breast and my mother and i don''t know what it is.
 Asked: 6/3/2005 Sorry to keep coming back to you with more questions, but We cannot get anywhere with our Mom''s doctors.
 Asked: 5/26/2005 Hello, I appreciate all of the answers your site has offered so far and I wanted to say thanks so much.
 Asked: 5/15/2005 My sister had a lumpectomy 02/2004 and was found to have a 1.1cm moderately differentiated, infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the rt breast.
 Asked: 04/01/2005 My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer about 11 months ago.
 Asked: 04/01/2005 I am the male partner of a 46 year old woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer.
 Asked: 01/10/2005 My mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer in her right breast.
 Asked: 04/05/2005 Due to her stage II diagnosis and her family history of cancers, my mom had a double radical mastectomy andhysterectomy nearly fifteen years ago.She is...
 Asked: 01/04/2005 My mom had a mastectomy 37 years ago and beat cancer! Yesterday she asked me to take her to the Dr.
 Asked: 11/23/2004 My ex-wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
 Asked: 11/22/2004 Dear Sir/Madame, If I wish to order brocolli sprouts seeds, can you tell me how I should proceed?
 Asked: 10/25/2004 My sister was operated on for colon cancer over three years ago.
 Asked: 09/10/2004 After completing treatment I returned to work and got a new job doing something I have never done before and the new job ismore demanding...
 
 
 
 
 

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