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| Asked: 4/25/2010
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My mother is being treated by being given Zometa having bone metastasis (t11). |
| Asked: 4/24/2010
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dear dr.shockneyafter WBRT, HOW EARLY YOU MAY DETECT RESPONSE BY MRI,AND WHEN YOU COULD SAY THAT RADIATION HAS REACHED MAXIMUM EFFECT .THANKS. |
| Asked: 4/18/2010
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I had a mastectomy with immediate skin sparing tram 7 weeks ago for DCIS high grade extensive but with no lymph node involvement (even on... |
| Asked: 4/15/2010
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this is as much a suggestion as a question here... |
| Asked: 4/14/2010
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My sister was diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcinoma lung cancer at the end of Jan 2010. |
| Asked: 4/8/2010
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is radiation after lumpectomy a cumulative effect (amount of time)? My radiation oncologist says he is giving a slightly lower dose over 37 days so... |
| Asked: 4/6/2010
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I will need post lumpectomy radiation Rx for T1a (DCIS and small invasive), neg nodes, HERS2+, Elston 6. |
| Asked: 4/2/2010
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Do I need radiation ? I got dcis stage 0.. |
| Asked: 3/30/2010
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How soon after surgery for lumpectomy should radiation start and is 6 weeks to long to wait. |
| Asked: 3/27/2010
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What is the recommended radiation treatment for a .1 mm close clear margin at the chest wall muscle. |
| Asked: 3/25/2010
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I finished radiation in August of 04. |
| Asked: 3/25/2010
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Dear Lillie,Will having had radiation after lumpectomy and chemo have offered me some protection against recurrence if I choose to later have a bilat MX?.. |
| Asked: 3/14/2010
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I had a lumpectomy for tumor of 1.2 cm.in Jan. |
| Asked: 3/12/2010
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Why do they take regular xrays of my breast evey Monday while having radiation? |
| Asked: 3/11/2010
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I''ve had radiation for bladder cancer and it affected my bowels I either am constipated - blockage in my bowels - or have diarrhea. |
| Asked: 3/11/2010
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I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer last august - had lumpecotmy and then brackertherapy treatment for eight sessions. |
| Asked: 3/9/2010
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I had a mastectomy for DCIS and know that normally there is a less than 1% chance of recurrance locally.My oncologist thinks that I have... |
| Asked: 3/8/2010
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What are booster shots and how do they affect you I am told I will have 8 of them I am now on RAD TREATMENT 21. |
| Asked: 3/8/2010
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I asked a question on the Hormonal thread... |
| Asked: 3/8/2010
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I am a 13 yr survivor. At the time of my original diagnosis I had a mastectomy with immediate implant reconstruction and was treated with CMF. |
| Asked: 3/6/2010
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dear lilliemy mother has just finished WBRT,SHE IS DOING WELL,BUT I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT HER HEARING AND MEMORY ARE NOT THE USUAL.WOULD THAT GET... |
| Asked: 3/5/2010
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I was diagnosed grade 0, slight microinvasion DCIS. |
| Asked: 3/4/2010
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Had AC,tumor left side was near chest wall close to heart, will rads cause heart damage with the AC increase, are there other options? Age... |
| Asked: 3/3/2010
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I''m 47 yrs old, stage 1* less than 2 CM Ductal in situ, very small amount of infilitrating* ER+* negitive nodes* over the muscle breast... |
| Asked: 3/2/2010
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I had a double mastectomy 11/08 with tissue expanders put in. |
| Asked: 3/2/2010
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I had lumpectomy, sentinel node biopsy, axillary dissection. |
| Asked: 3/2/2010
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is it normal to have pain and tenderness in the bottom underarm area (lower side of breast) for 4+years? i had left breast radiation 7... |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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HelloMy aunt is 55 years old and has bone mthastases after being breast cancer free for 10 years. |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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i have been diagnosed with brain mets . |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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I am sorry left out info I had DCIS. |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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Hi, i am new to this site I had a mastectomy 2 weeks ago tumor 5 1/2 cm 1 node postive do i need padiation therapy? chemo didn''t work to shrink tumor. |
| Asked: 2/28/2010
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Nice update to the site. My radiation oncologist said I would have minor pulmonary issues. |
| Asked: 2/28/2010
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Mt 54 wife was just diagnosed with T1 (1.1 cm, moderately differentiated) breast cancer. |
| Asked: 2/26/2010
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Hi My my 76 year old mother was just diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. |
| Asked: 2/25/2010
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I have DCIS and am trying to decide between lumpectomy/radiation and mastectomy no radiation. |
| Asked: 2/25/2010
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At 60 (and generally healthy) I have been diagnosed with DCIS. |
| Asked: 2/7/2010
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Lily--I had skin radiation treatments as a child for a birthmark on my neck. |
| Asked: 2/6/2010
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I am a 49 year old female who last week had a lumpectomy. |
| Asked: 12/5/2009
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Thank you for this website and your time. |
| Asked: 12/5/2009
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I had radiation over 5 years ago. |
| Asked: 11/22/2009
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My mother is 84 years old, she had a lumpectomy (very small lump) and 6 weeks of radiation following the surgery. |
| Asked: 11/15/2009
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Why are rads necessary? My situation: DCIS cribriform/ papillary, intermediate w/luminal necrosis. |
| Asked: 11/7/2009
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Diagnosed in May with IDC (1 cm tumor, ER+, PR-, HER2+++). |
| Asked: 11/7/2009
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I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, grade 3. |
| Asked: 11/1/2009
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I''m almost 3 years post tx for DCIS w/microinvasion. |
| Asked: 8/29/2009
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I had a stage 1/ no lymph/ ER+ Right BC diagnosed in Jan 08- lumpectomy in MARCH 08 / 18 Onc score/ no chemo and... |
| Asked: 6/21/2009
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After a mammo of suspicous microcalcifications deep to the nipple, then a 4/02 biopsy, DCIS, largest focus 0.5cm, largest individual focus 5 mm, nuclei high... |
| Asked: 5/24/2009
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I am a 53 year old female that had a lumpectomy on April 8, 2009.The tumor measured 1.1 cm and was Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. |
| Asked: 5/24/2009
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Lillie, what is current standard for radiation treatment for one positive (sentinel) node? (am er pr pos, 2.1 cm) My oncologists took my case to... |
| Asked: 4/26/2009
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My 89 year old mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. |
| Asked: 4/4/2009
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could you please tell me how many rads treatments and or boosters are given for high grade comedo dcis. |
| Asked: 4/4/2009
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Hello.I finished 28 rad sessions in June 2008. |
| Asked: 3/9/2009
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HAD LUMPECTOMY OCT 08, 1.6CM INVASIVE TUMOR, 2 CLEAR SENTINEL NODES REMOVED, CLEAR MARGINS. |
| Asked: 2/22/2009
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I have finished 33 whole breast(left) radiation treatments plus 1 "booster" when I woke up with right chest pain, chest cavity pain if I took... |
| Asked: 1/24/2009
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Nov. 11th 2008 I underwent a mastectomy with tissue expander placed on Lft breast and reduction RT breast. |
| Asked: 1/18/2009
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HI, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INFILTRATING LOBULAR CARCINOMA, PLEOMORPHIC TYPE, 4.5 CM IN SIZE WITH NO LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. |
| Asked: 1/12/2009
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I finished radiation six months ago and I still have a brown sqaure "tan" on my chest and breast. |
| Asked: 1/2/2009
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can radiation change the breast tissue in the breast to make it look like a malignant mass when screened for mamogram and is radiation tissue... |
| Asked: 12/13/2008
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I had 33 treatments with all but the last week with a bolus. |
| Asked: 11/30/2008
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Hi: Thank you for this service. I declined axillary surgery after 1 positive sentinel node out of 2 was found at the final pathology report after my lumpectomy/sentinel node biopsy because I did chemo (tc4x)(onco score 20), amd doing radiation and hormone therapy later. |
| Asked: 11/2/2008
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I am 44 and had sterotactic biopsy and result is core fragment of breast tissue showing a focus of mucinous carcinoma, I then had lumpectomy... |
| Asked: 11/2/2008
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I had radiation for breast cancer three years ago and since then I have breathing problems..like shortness of breath...is there a connection. |
| Asked: 10/20/2008
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Hi there, finished Radiation Therapy 2 months ago for Reccurent Breast Cancer after Mastectomy. |
| Asked: 10/19/2008
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Hello and thank you for this wonderful site. |
| Asked: 10/18/2008
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Thank you for your time. I was dx 37yoa DCIS, gr 2, ER+, PR+ in early Aug, lumpectomy SNB and bi-lateral reduction in Sept, started rads this week for 34 treatments. |
| Asked: 10/11/2008
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I had low grade DCIS 12/07 detected by wide excisional biospy, hysterectomy revealing adenomyosis 03/08, and now 6 months into taking Tamoxifen. |
| Asked: 10/10/2008
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How long does it take for the radiation "tan" to go away. |
| Asked: 9/7/2008
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I finished radiation treatment January 4th and my breast is still very red. |
| Asked: 9/7/2008
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Hi there....I have posted a few times in regards to my FIRST diagonsis of DCIS 2 and 1/2 years ago. |
| Asked: 8/23/2008
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I am 58 years old andhad a lumpectomy a week ago. |
| Asked: 8/16/2008
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There is a large controversy on a radiation thread located on the discussion boards of breastcancer.org, where I believe you are a consultant. |
| Asked: 8/16/2008
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I completed radiation therapy for DCIS last Monday and yes, will be starting tamoxifin soon. |
| Asked: 7/27/2008
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I completed mammosite radiation therapy over six weeks ago. |
| Asked: 7/26/2008
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Lille, thank you in advance for your help. |
| Asked: 7/26/2008
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I am confused by the controversy over radiation treatment. |
| Asked: 7/26/2008
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I just had a lumpectomy last week to remove a (.4cm) tumor in my left breast. |
| Asked: 7/20/2008
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hi Lillie I live in Ottawa, Ontario. |
| Asked: 7/19/2008
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My wife, 46, was diagnosed with IBC, both lobular and ductal components. |
| Asked: 7/19/2008
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Hello again. I am a 67-year-old male diagnosed with stage IIb left breast IDC. |
| Asked: 6/29/2008
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I had invasive ductal ca stage 1 with 1 out 27 node postive, lumpectomy + 33 rads + 3 boosters to underarm and take Arimidex. |
| Asked: 6/29/2008
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Completed chemo and radiation 8/05 after lumpectomy, 1 out of 4 sentinel nodes positive, on Aromasin, 61 yrs old. |
| Asked: 6/27/2008
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Are antioxidants okay during radiation therapy, specifically curcumin? |
| Asked: 6/15/2008
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Lilly what is your opininion regarding antioxidents and radiation. |
| Asked: 5/24/2008
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Lilly, I recently finished 33 Rads, 25 whole breast & 8 boosts to the tumor site. |
| Asked: 5/24/2008
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Hello and thank you again for your service, Lily. |
| Asked: 5/17/2008
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I had radiation therapy for breast ca after mastectomy in 2005. |
| Asked: 5/3/2008
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late onset infection following lumpectomy, mammosite and chemo. |
| Asked: 4/27/2008
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My question is what is the recommend treatment with Stage 1-(T1a,No,MO)-1cm poorly differentiated DCIS Grade3 lumectomy done twice due to no clear margins triple neg,... |
| Asked: 4/27/2008
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I had a partial mastectomy of my right breast and a follow-up to clean up margins. |
| Asked: 4/27/2008
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Is it possible to have BACK rib pain after radiation? It is basically behind the area that was radiated. |
| Asked: 4/13/2008
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Lillie-Thank You for answering my previous question about the Her2+. |
| Asked: 3/31/2008
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I fininshed up 6 weeks of radiation therapy for stage1 IDC in the middle of December. |
| Asked: 3/29/2008
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I had radiation Nov 06'',-Jan 07'' Its March 08'' and my radiated breast is still enlarged and very firm, scar tissue has formed at lump site and beyond. |
| Asked: 3/29/2008
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My mother age 86 who has had lymphoma for 5 years was just diagnosed with breast cancer (grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma). |
| Asked: 3/16/2008
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I have stage 1 breast cancer. Originally, the plan was for a lumpectomy and then radiation. |
| Asked: 3/15/2008
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Lillie, you truly are an angel for so many of us. |
| Asked: 3/8/2008
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Is it safe to have brachytherapy after a lumpectomy for a 7mm infiltrating ductal carcinoma and a sentinol node biospy? Is 6 weeks of radiation... |
| Asked: 2/20/2008
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Recently had a lumpectomy for intraductal carcinoma Completely removed with clear margins and no node involvement or metastases. |
| Asked: 2/19/2008
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Hello. I had a Modified Radical Mastectomy in left breast in Nov. |
| Asked: 2/17/2008
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Hi. had mastectomy two years ago, completed chemo and radiation 18 month ago. |
