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| Asked: 11/18/2007
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Diagnosed with stage IIIB , triple negative breast cancer that is very aggressive and fast growing. |
| Asked: 11/18/2007
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Dear Lillie. When I had my breast biopsy, an enlarged node was also biopsied and had cancer, I think it was about 1cm at the time. |
| Asked: 11/18/2007
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My 79 year old mother has a recurrence of breast cancer, which has been found in her lung and her femur. |
| Asked: 11/18/2007
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Diagnosed Stage IIIB triple negative breast cancer in Nov.2006. |
| Asked: 11/11/2007
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Dear Lillie, my information follows. My question is "what are my chances for a recurrence or metastasis?" First mammogram Nov 2005 showed suspicious area in right breast. |
| Asked: 11/7/2007
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what percentage of breast cancer patients are triple negative receptor marked, are under 40 years old, stage 3 and are braca 1 positive? what is... |
| Asked: 11/4/2007
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I had an MRI scheduled to check my other breast(one not removed with cancer) when I was dianosed with brain metastasis. |
| Asked: 11/4/2007
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I have stage IIIB, high grade, triple negative breast cancer with single brain metastasis (diagnosed in less than 10 months)that was just removed. |
| Asked: 11/5/2007
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My mother was diagnosed with metaplastic breast cancer in 2003. |
| Asked: 11/5/2007
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Can you explain the difference between median survival and overall survival? It''s confusing when I read clinical trials....to understan how long they are saying people... |
| Asked: 11/5/2007
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I just had a single brain metastasis removed that was detected just 10 months after my stage IIIB, highest grade, triple negative breast cancer. |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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43yrs old - Dx 2005 stage IIb, 4cm ,grade 2 ER+/PR- HER2neu- IDC, 3/11 pos LNs. |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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I have single brain met from breast. |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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Stage IIIB, node positive, triple negative breast dx in Nov.2006. |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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I am 44, and been dx w/ Stage IIIB BC, Nottingham 6. |
| Asked: 10/19/2007
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my husband had a mastectomy of the left breast in july, 2005. |
| Asked: 9/16/2007
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My mom is 62. She is battling stage 4 bc with mets to bone. |
| Asked: 9/16/2007
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Dear Lillie, My wife is 35years old and was diagnosed last November with BC mets (3 years ago had AC, lumpectomy, radiation to 1cm stage... |
| Asked: 9/16/2007
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Dear Lillie, I had 2 questions: 1. |
| Asked: 9/16/2007
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Hi there, I wrote to you last year 2006 in March when I was diagnosed with idc left breast stage one. |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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In 9/06 was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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My wife, who is 43, was diagnosed with BC 7 years ago (HER2/Neu Positive). |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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Could you please describe what skin mets look like? I have some red bumps that come and go in different parts of my body, including my chest. |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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I have just been diag.with mets to lung, and possibly spine?My orig. |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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I am 51 year old dx with Stage 2 BC in Oct. |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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How long can people live w/ascites? Should doctors pick up on ascities and treat w/other than draining it? Is mental confusion a sign of end... |
| Asked: 8/25/2007
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I have malignant pleural effusion in my left lung. |
| Asked: 8/20/2007
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I was diagnosed with lobular bc in 1996 and again in 2005. |
| Asked: 8/13/2007
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I just wrote to you in a different category, but have one other question. |
| Asked: 7/19/2007
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My doctor relies completely on blood work results and how I am feeling to determine if I have a recurrence. |
| Asked: 7/19/2007
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A friend recently diagnosed with stage 4 after an original Stage II three years ago. |
| Asked: 7/1/2007
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My 38 year old sister-in-law was recently diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. |
| Asked: 6/23/2007
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Please tell us what you know about highdose chemo and autologous stem cell transplant for stage IV breast cancer patients. |
| Asked: 6/23/2007
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Hi Lillie, My 35 yo sister, stage III Invasive DC, 6.5 cm tumor with lymph node involvement, Her2 (-), ER/PR (-), no genetic factors (had the testing). |
| Asked: 6/23/2007
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How often should we be checked up for Vertebrea Metastas-consiquence of breast cancer-? How recent is the medecine Ibondronat? After the radiotherapy on sacrum, a... |
| Asked: 6/22/2007
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My wife age 50 yr was diagnosed 1 year ago with 2cm tumor had lumpectomy with neg nodes and triple receptor neg.... |
| Asked: 6/15/2007
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Lillie, Mother, 70, bc since 2000. mets followed with lobectomy 2002, crainiotomy 2004, lung, nephrectomy, liver August 2006, three brain tumors (one where she had craineiotmy in 2004) and lungs again April 2007. |
| Asked: 6/5/2007
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My mother''s breast cancer has moved to her liver. |
| Asked: 6/3/2007
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My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer 4 1/2 years ago. |
| Asked: 6/3/2007
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After four years my wife''s breast cancer has metastasized to the bones. |
| Asked: 5/16/2007
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With Elizabeth Edwards in the news re: her metasized breast cancer into her bones, I know it has been said the cancer can be treated,... |
| Asked: 5/16/2007
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Lillie, i''ve written before. Mother, 70, bc since 2000. |
| Asked: 5/14/2007
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Cousin dx in 2003 w/bc. 7 pos nodes....HR-...now in liver..can you pls educate me on the survival rate of HR- cancer patients? Chemo is working...and I know that the mission is to treat it like a chronic disease...but what is the average length of time that cancer can be held at bay? She''s been fighting numerous infections of late. |
| Asked: 5/3/2007
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My MIL was dianosed w/breast cancer 5yrs ago. |
| Asked: 5/3/2007
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I wrote before, 72 yo mother with bc metastasis since ''96, plueral, bone, lumps off and on the body, now in liver and stomach. |
| Asked: 5/1/2007
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My mom (51) was diagnosed in May 2004 with breast cancer. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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Dear Lillie, My SIS-In-LAW was diagnosed with Metatstatic breast cancer and treated in May 2006. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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My wife had a mastectomy with reconstruction after a DCIS diagnosis in 2002. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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Are hormonals drugs such as Femara effective treaments for mestastatic breast cancer in the bone marrow? |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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I am 33 yrs old had 9cm tumor removed in radical mastectomy operation. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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I have had Stage IV breast cancer for the last 7 years with extensive metastatic bone involvement. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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How are brain metastasis treated? What is the difference between sterotatic radiation and the gamma knife? I thought that gamma knife trreatment was the gold... |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago when she was 79 years old, 4 positive lymph nodes. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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If breast cancer metastisizes to the bone, is it usually in the trunk area (like, the spine, hip, ribs) as opposed to bones that are... |
| Asked: 4/7/2007
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I am BC patient post chemo doing avastin every two weeks and hormonal therapy - femara daily. |
| Asked: 4/7/2007
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My 70 year old mother has infiltrating lobular carcinoma Stage IV. |
| Asked: 4/3/2007
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I had stage3A IDC 1 1/2 years ago. |
| Asked: 4/3/2007
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Sister diagnosed with bc 7 years ago- had masectomey and red devil chemo treatment. |
| Asked: 4/3/2007
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my mother, 72, has been living with BC for about 22 years. |
| Asked: 3/24/2007
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A breast MRI showed a suspicious nodule in the right middle lobe of the lung, and a followup CT showed a 7 mm single pulmonary nodule. |
| Asked: 3/19/2007
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I have had a twitching eyelid for about a week now. |
| Asked: 1/29/2007
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Recently had a double mastectomy w/4 months of chemo adrymiocn/cytol and taxlo(two more to go) the trial drug Avastin and then hormonal treatment. |
| Asked: 1/28/2007
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My dear aunt Stage 4 for about 3 years now on Doxil once a month. |
| Asked: 1/29/2007
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Dear Lillie, I had a 3cm metastatic lesion to my brain after 2 yrs remission. |
| Asked: 1/28/2007
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Dear Johns Hopkins Metastatic Expert, My mom, in her 60''s had invasive breast cancer ductal & spread into entire left breast in 2003 & estrogen... |
| Asked: 1/29/2007
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I was diagnosed in September of 02 with infultrating ductal carcinoma in my right breast. |
| Asked: 1/21/2007
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Hi. Post mastectomy with immediate LD recon. |
| Asked: 1/21/2007
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I HAVE BEEN TAKING CHEMO FOR 10 SESSIONS FOR STAGE 4 BREAST CANCER WITH METS. |
| Asked: 1/21/2007
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44 yr old wife w/mets to liver.....suspicious spot on lung HRneg...I know stats are just stats, but what would life expectancy be. |
| Asked: 1/17/2007
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My friend is at India and has developed breast cancer grade -II in dec2004 and undergone MRM and also chemotherapy and Radiation but she developed... |
| Asked: 1/15/2007
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Re: breast ca. mets to cervix--My mother is 72 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, with mets to the bones in 1994. |
| Asked: 1/15/2007
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MY SISTER IN LAW AGE 47 HAD CHEMO FOR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BREAST ( ONE BREAST ) CANCER THEN SHE HAD A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY OCT... |
| Asked: 1/15/2007
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53 yo who had IDC Stage IIa in 2000 with lumpectomy,chemo,radiation and tamoxifen. |
| Asked: 1/14/2007
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HI MY SISTER IN LAW WITH BREAST CANCER METS TO LUNGS SKUL AND BRAIN HAD HERCEPTIN WBR GAMMA KNIFE MOST RECENTLY TAXOTERE AND CAPCETABINE NOW... |
| Asked: 1/14/2007
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I am 51 yr old and diagnosed with Stage III IDC tumor 4cm with lymph node involvement on Nov. |
| Asked: 1/9/2007
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Hi, I am 45 years old and was diagnosed with stage 1 neg invasive ductal carsinoma breast cancer 5 years ago. |
| Asked: 1/7/2007
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sister in law 40yrsbreast cancer with lung mets skull mets and brain mets vomiting headaches poor balance today had fall confusion taken into hosp what... |
| Asked: 1/9/2007
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Hello. I was diagnosed 1/06 with invasive ductal carcinoma at age 38, node neg, 2.8cm plus additional DCIS throughout breast. |
| Asked: 1/8/2007
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My wife''s breast cancer was discovered to be metatstatic in late 2005, original surgery was late 2001. |
| Asked: 1/8/2007
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Hi Lillie,My SIL was diagnosed with CARCINOMA LEFT BREST less than 2 years ago. |
| Asked: 1/8/2007
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I am Stage IV Breast Cancer survivor; however, there are tumors in my liver (which have shrunk but now have increased one millimeter - tiny). |
| Asked: 1/4/2007
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Stage IV 3 years with mets throughout body, on Xeloda but onc wants switch to Doxil. |
| Asked: 1/4/2007
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I was diagnosed in 1991 with inflitrating duct carcinoma (two focei) and multifocal intraductal carcinoma. |
| Asked: 1/2/2007
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In June, 2006 my husband''s aunt was diagnosed with MBC to her brain as well as additional spots to her bones throughout her skeleton and... |
| Asked: 12/20/2006
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In 2002, my wife was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera with anemia and breast cancer within several weeks. |
| Asked: 12/15/2006
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Howlong does the average person last with Metastatic breast cancer to the bones? Cancer is located in Sacrum now has moved over the the left. |
| Asked: 12/15/2006
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First thank you for all of the wonderful information you dispense. |
| Asked: 12/15/2006
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Hello, I am a 40 year-old female. |
| Asked: 12/15/2006
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My daughter (37) has just told us she has metastatic breast cancer. |
| Asked: 12/13/2006
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This is not really a question as much as just a statement, we have been watching my mother in law just wither away since the... |
| Asked: 12/13/2006
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Could you discuss tumor markers and what use they serve? Also needing to know what "tumor fever" refers to. |
| Asked: 12/13/2006
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I have been told to try Femara after bone mets have been noticed. |
| Asked: 12/13/2006
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My doctors have been "watching" my liver for years (since dx of bc). |
| Asked: 12/13/2006
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Lillie, my mother (62) has metastatic bc, she was diagnosed with primary 4 years ago and had lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. |
| Asked: 11/29/2006
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hi Lillie, if I had micromets in 1 node after after surgery, is that what determines my risk of distant mets, or if it was... |
| Asked: 11/28/2006
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Thank you Lillie. I and my family have learned so much from you. |
| Asked: 11/28/2006
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Are we surviving longer than 18 mos. |
| Asked: 11/28/2006
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My cousin had a lumpectomy with snb 11/2006. |
| Asked: 11/28/2006
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My wife (54) had lumpectomy and limph gland removal 9 years ago. |
| Asked: 11/27/2006
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My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer (3+cc lump, and one lymphnode) in January of this year. |
