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 Asked: 5/4/2013 I am a two time BCS and I am aware that soy is not good for me.
 Asked: 4/23/2013 I''m a 2.5 year bc survivor (lumpectomy,left breast).
 Asked: 4/18/2013 Hello and congrats on your important service, I am familiar with the concepts of the following: relative survival rate, overall/observed rate etc
 Asked: 4/7/2013 Hi Lillie--Carol from Chicago. Dr Rossen did my DIEP surgery in Nov 2011.
 Asked: 4/5/2013 Hi Lillie, I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in August 2010.
 Asked: 4/4/2013 what is the percentage of stage 1 women who are CURED with SURGERY ALONE? what is the percentage of women who actually get benefit from Chemotherapy? What...
 Asked: 3/24/2013 I finished chemo 11 months ago for stage 1 breast cancer.
 Asked: 3/21/2013 Many of the clinical trials i have been seeing seem to differentiate between Her 2 (0,+1,+2,+3).
 Asked: 3/21/2013 Some clinical trials have exclusion criteria that includes: Total bilirubin > 1.8 g/dL Creatinine > 2.0 g/dL Hemoglobin < 10.0 g/dL Platelet count < 50,000/mm³ WBC< 2,000/mm³ Why would factors such...
 Asked: 3/8/2013 I am approaching the five year mark and not sure of whether to continue tamoxifen or not.
 Asked: 3/2/2013 I am almost a 7 month survivor of Stage 1 breast cancer.
 Asked: 3/1/2013 My sister had a Stage i cancer of tubular variety and she was told that she has an excellent prognosis.
 Asked: 3/1/2013 hello, I have survived stage 1 hormone positive HER-2 negative IDC first dx 10-2004, to witness my marriage ending because I have zero sex drive.
 Asked: 2/26/2013 Two years ago, stage 1, grade 1, 1cm br.
 Asked: 2/24/2013 My breast tumor is approx. 14mm and my genetic test shows up to 10% distant recurrence rate in 10 years.
 Asked: 2/21/2013 I Have been told after Breast Cancer that you have to watch what types of lotion, makeup and etc that you use on your skin...
 Asked: 2/17/2013 I was diagnosed with IDC, grade 2 in February 2011.
 Asked: 2/6/2013 Hello I was diagnosed with stage 1, grade2, 5mm er /pr positive, her2 - .
 Asked: 1/29/2013 I am 38 years old, i had ER PR positive, her 2 negative breast cancer.
 Asked: 1/28/2013 I had 2 lumpectomies and radiation last year diagnosed with dcis and microinvasive, sentinel nodes remove we''re clean.
 Asked: 1/21/2013 Can the results of the ca27.29 blood test change from one test to another and still be ok as long as they are in th normal range?? .
 Asked: 1/18/2013 Hi Lillie, I was dx with 2B breast ca in 2010.
 Asked: 1/13/2013 What is the standard follow-up time to meet with the oncologist for women with Invasive early stage breast cancer? Is it every 3 months or...
 Asked: 1/10/2013 Hello!I was diagnosed a year ago with triple negative stage II breast cancer.I had six months of aggresive chemo and then radiation.I am without treatment...
 Asked: 1/4/2013 A little over 3 years ago I was diagnosed with ILC stage 1.
 Asked: 12/12/2012 TWO WOMEN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE ONE BREAST CANCER.
 Asked: 12/8/2012 I was diagnosed with breast cancer triple negative right breast in 2011 completed treatment.
 Asked: 12/3/2012 I just asked a question regarding tamoxifen for a brca positive person.
 Asked: 12/2/2012 I''m brca positive, diagnosed with dcis, had lumpectomy and radiation.
 Asked: 12/2/2012 43 years old . dcis two focal in leftbreast.
 Asked: 11/13/2012 I''m a younger cancer fighter at 36.
 Asked: 11/12/2012 Hi after 6* CEF my left arm has vien esclorosis and bad view l do''t have port and every six sesion of chemo done through my left arm.
 Asked: 11/2/2012 Hi, I am (was) ER+, stage IIIA and recently celebrated 1 year C free.
 Asked: 11/1/2012 I was told I have DCIS with micro-invasive, grade 3, er-,pr-, her2+(3+).
 Asked: 10/31/2012 Hi stage1 mastectomi and chemo has done the last session 7 months ago for oncologist opointment he want tumor marker exam...
 Asked: 10/25/2012 Dear Dr. Shockney, I wrote to you when I was first diagnosed with early stage tubular breast cancer, and you reassured me that my prognosis was excellent.
 Asked: 10/25/2012 I am a breast cancer survivor and know how tough the battle is.
 Asked: 10/21/2012 Hi lilli. Idc size1.8*1.2*1.
 Asked: 10/18/2012 What are the recurrence rates for stage 1 breast cancer (treatment skinsparingtype4.
 Asked: 10/16/2012 Do you recommend wearing a medical alert braclet regarding lymphedema? Right now my risk is low but I worry about bloodwork, IV''s etc.
 Asked: 10/15/2012 Hi Lillie, my Mom was dx with ILC stage 3 with 23 post lymph nodes in 2009, her onc has always done tumor markers, ...
 Asked: 10/11/2012 Hi. I am 49 and a 7 1/2 year triple negative breast cancer survivor! I was wondering if you have other people ask you about how they feel-physically-after treatment for breast cancer-long term I mean? I feel that I never went back to 100%.
 Asked: 10/11/2012 Good Afternoon, 9 years ago I was treated for stage 3 breast cancer with dose dense adriamycin,cytoxan and taxol with neupogen support.
 Asked: 10/6/2012 Thank you for your answer to my earlier question about treatment for stage 1 grade 1 IDC.
 Asked: 10/5/2012 This may seem like a silly question but after reading some articles of late I feel a need for some clarification.
 Asked: 9/5/2012 Hi Lily, Post treatment, I always have blood tests every 3 months and my doctor checks it every visit.
 Asked: 9/4/2012 What is the definition of "completed treatment", does that include surgery, chemo, radiation and hormone treatment? The eligibility site said so long as I have...
 Asked: 8/30/2012 Hello. I had a lumpectomy for an 8 mm invasive lobular carcinoma, grade2, ER+PGR+ clear margins.
 Asked: 8/27/2012 Was treated for Stage IIb breast cancer w/ one clinically positive node.
 Asked: 8/24/2012 I had a double mastectomy 14 months ago.
 Asked: 8/2/2012 I am 53 (post menopausal) Invasive bc 5cm grade 3 No nodal involvement.
 Asked: 7/31/2012 I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, 3A hr/prPos,her2neu, 26 of 28 lymph nodes.
 Asked: 7/15/2012 What is the standard for studies referring to OS (overall survival)? For example, if the study gives 88% for OS at 3 years, is that from...
 Asked: 7/15/2012 In a previous post (2/4/12 in Hormonal Therapy), it was mentioned that ILC doesn''t usually recur.
 Asked: 7/13/2012 My breast surgeon is retiring and I''m trying to decide on a new physician.I had breast cancer Stg I tubular in 2005 with lumpectomy/RT/tamoxifen.
 Asked: 7/12/2012 I got a different answer than the one you gave two questions down.....on May 30 I was given this answer, "completion of acute treatment-- surgery,...
 Asked: 7/8/2012 WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON TAKING A BABY ASPIRIN EVERY DAY TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER.
 Asked: 7/2/2012 When does one start counting survivor years? Some people start counting from the day of diagnosis.
 Asked: 6/28/2012 Hi Lilli, I am a 2 1/2 year bc survivor.
 Asked: 6/24/2012 I finished ACT chemo in April of 2011.
 Asked: 6/16/2012 I had double mastectomy for multifocal, multi centric tumors which were all nuclear Grade 3, triple positive, only focal LVI, Unclear margins, micromet <1mm
 Asked: 6/13/2012 I am 42 and 2.5 years out from Stage 1 IDC ER/PR+ Her2-.
 Asked: 6/13/2012 What information do you have on the AMAS Cancer test developed by Oncolab Inc.? I understand that it is an antibody blood test that more...
 Asked: 6/12/2012 Do you know of other women who had breast cancer and uterus cancer around the same time caught very early and are doing fine? That...
 Asked: 6/12/2012 If I had uterus cancer breast cancer are my more likely to get colon cancer.
 Asked: 6/12/2012 Hi a couple of months ago I had uterus cancer and I needed a hysterectomy and no further treatment.
 Asked: 5/27/2012 What can I expect with radiation therapy after a partial mastectomy for IDC with a mass measuring 2.5cm with no axillary node involvememt.
 Asked: 5/16/2012 My question is... With other types of cancer I know followup scans are routinely done.
 Asked: 5/14/2012 I had a bilateral masectomy over a year ago, followed by chemo.I''m taking the drug tamoxifen and will be for the next four years.
 Asked: 5/8/2012 Mi mama tuvo cancer de mama hace 15 anos, al ano le quitaron un luna canceroso de una nalga, tuvo quimioterapia y tamoxifeno durante 5 anos.
 Asked: 5/4/2012 I was diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer in August 2010, It was ER+PR+HER2NEU+.
 Asked: 4/21/2012 Hi Lilli, I''m 2 1/2 years out from stage 1 breast cancer.
 Asked: 4/19/2012 WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR FOLLOW UP AFTER STAGE 1 BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSES.
 Asked: 4/16/2012 Can you help? I was diagnosed in February with Stage ll, Grade ll invasive ductal BC, estrogen positive, HER2 negative.
 Asked: 4/15/2012 Does Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center still sponsor "Breast Cancer Retreats"? Is there info on these retreats on the Johns Hopkins website? Tried searching...
 Asked: 4/11/2012 Hello, My question may be strange or not? I finished chemo in june 2011 and radiation aug.
 Asked: 4/10/2012 Approximately 4-1/2 years ago I was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma, Stage 1. I believe I had 25 radiation treatments and 12 or so chemo treatment -...
 Asked: 4/7/2012 hello-i am almost 2 years to original diagnosis and all of a sudden three weeks ago i started having chest pain with shortness of breath(not...
 Asked: 4/5/2012 Had radical mastectomy aged 38,five years of tamoxifen.Aged b3 reoccurence of 16mm grade 3 estrogensensitive HER2-ve carcinoma removed by wide local excision,now on Zoladex implant...
 Asked: 4/3/2012 Hi I am 5 years out from Stage 2 A IDC.--thanks for responding to my question concerning visits with the med onc every 4 months.
 Asked: 4/2/2012 Hi I am 5 years out from Stage 2 A IDC.
 Asked: 4/2/2012 5 years ago, I had a lumpectomy for DCIS.
 Asked: 3/24/2012 I was diagnosed with ILC 9 years ago.
 Asked: 3/23/2012 I am taking tamoxifen, do I need to worry about BPA in soda cans?
 Asked: 3/14/2012 Hello, I recently read that endocrine therapy only helps prevent local breast cancer recurrences and has shown no benefit in preventing distant recurrences
 Asked: 3/14/2012 I finished treatment for breast cancer about 5 years ago.
 Asked: 3/11/2012 I am a six year bc survivor interested in the "proper diet".This is concerning foods that are phytoestrogenic.
 Asked: 3/7/2012 I had reconstruction with the latissamis dorsey (sp) well over two years ago.
 Asked: 3/7/2012 I am 49 years old and was diagnosed with Stage 2B Her2+ breast cancer September 2011.
 Asked: 3/3/2012 Hello, I am 52 and still perimenopausal.
 Asked: 3/2/2012 You guys are great! I am on arimidex now for around two months and my stomach has been bothering me today I have diarrhea ...
 Asked: 3/2/2012 Diagnosed 2 years ago with a 6mm IDC, grade 3 & DCIS.
 Asked: 2/29/2012 Hi,I am 48 years old and approaching my 5 year survival after lymph node involved estrogen positive bc.Had 6 mnths CMF, tamoxifen then unsuccessful aromatase...
 Asked: 2/25/2012 Dear Lillie i am.2 and a half years since diagnosis grade 1 stage 1 breast cancer, left masectomy now on Anastrozole 1mg daily.
 Asked: 2/24/2012 I recently had stage 1 grade a endo cancer had a total hysterectomy no further treatment needed.
 Asked: 2/18/2012 I am a one year + 3 months bc survivor (Stage 1, no nodes, no VI, 33 rads, and on AI) who recently had a clean mammogram.
 Asked: 2/12/2012 Hi Lily, Hooray, I have completed my 5 years of Arimidex and am now working on losing a little weight and building up my bones.
 Asked: 2/8/2012 I had a lumpectomy 2/11 with ADH, bilat mastectomy 9/11 IDC no treatment needed.
 Asked: 2/7/2012 I was diagnosed Feb 2007, had a masectomy of the rt breast, chemo, herceptin, lapatanib, mine was HE2+.
 Asked: 2/6/2012 Would taking AVEMAR (fermented wheat germ) for joint pain resulting from the use of the aramatase inhibitor, Femara, be contra-indicated? The available information I...
 
 
 
 
 

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