Experiences with

Breast cancer

Diagnosed with lung cancer very high in lung, Doctor says it's very difficult to get for biopsy, and then tells me that as I weigh 130 kg I might not be suitable for radiotherapy, is this right?

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Hi, So (I'll try and keep a long story short) 8 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had chemo, radiotherapy and surgery. 3 years ago I gave birth to my son and (in lock down) I'd walk for miles and miles with him in a sling.

When I was diagnosed with this cancer and looked into this forum for guidance the topic of genetic testing and its potential applications sounded like something I should investigate since I had no info on my biological father’s medical history and my mom died of cervical cancer. My local urologist wanted

I've been on AS for 5 years with Moffit had 3 biopsy's all gleason 6 except a second opinion on my first one 2 cores where changed to a 7. PSA has bounced around but highest was 6.43 this April last week 5.13. Because of my recent MRI shows growth on the lesion and possible extracasular extension. So

This plot that I made goes back to the original paper by Thompson et al. (2003), that was the basis for slapping the Black Box Warning Label on Dutasteride prescriptions. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12824459/ There are some important points that should be considered: (1) Thompson only studied

As of my last update in January 2022, several immunotherapy drugs have been studied or are currently being investigated for the treatment of prostate cancer. Here are some of the notable ones: Sipuleucel-T (Provenge): Sipuleucel-T is an autologous cellular immunotherapy approved for the treatment

Hi, I was on Carboplatin, Avastin and Zem, but I got an allergic reaction from Carboplatin. My oncologist told me he will replace Carboplatin with Cisplarin for my 5 session. I am wondering if someone has been on Cisplatin and what’s yours experience with Cisplatin?

Hello, just getting back with the latest on what appears to be a huge LVV flare. Had the PET Scan on Thursday and doc called yesterday. I have the scan but can’t really read it other than to see that there is no “hyper metabolic intra cranial lesion” or “FDG avid cervical or supraclavicular lymphadenopathy

6/28/24- I am about to start calquence. I would appreciate your words of encouragement and advice. Follow-up mLeft upper pole 1.8 cm hypoenhancing solid renal lesion concerning for renal cell carcinoma, papillary subtype. Less likely differential of lymphomatous lesion. Innumerable additional

A total of 14 patients were treated between August 2019 and July 2022. The median patient age was 62 in dose level 1 (DL1), 70 for dose level 2 (DL2), and 69 for dose level 3 (DL3). The baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ranged from 16.5 ng/mL to 235.3 ng/mL. Primary end points were safety and

well it’s been a while since I posted my fellow warriors Started having hip issues a couple of months ago. Did a Ct and MRI as well as X-rays. Found that the ball was gone off my left hip , then on closer inspection found that the right hip the cancer had eaten all the way thru the upper femur ?

Hi Everyone, I'd like to report my 3 year journey. Initial PSA 27 in 6/20. Diagnosed w/PC 10/20. Gleason score is 3+4 (high-risk). My T-stage is T2a/T2b. CT Scan showed no lymph node & Bone Scan showed some indication of met. PSMA/PET in 1/12/21 showed no met outside. Started ADT (Lupron

Hello I have not posted for a while but I wondered if any had any thoughts to help me with my dilemma. I have had 18 rounds of chemo and rucaparib all of which have been successful for a while. I also had surgery in 2020 when I was diagnosed. My last lot of single carbo chemo have me a stable few months

I'm curious if anyone has had any discussion with their MO or Radiation Oncologist about having to take a longer course of Orgovyx compared to Lupron or other longer acting ADT drugs because Testosterone comes back so much quicker on Orgovyx? It would seem to me, 6 months of Orgovyx is like the equivalent

I'm having a bit of a panic. Had my thyroid panel done through medichecks with THYROGLOBULIN of 12. Had a TT for papillary thyroid cancer 13 years ago when I was 26. I was discharged from oncology 2 years ago and thyroglobulin not been checked since. I was always told it should be undectable. Should

Has anyone had a side effect when taking Xtandi. An allergic reaction of full body itchy burning unbearable rash after taking it a week. Took Abiraterone for 4 years with no side effects. PSA started to rise so was switched to Xtandi. They took me off the drug but the rash is horrible. taking prednisone

we will attack you in any possible way from every direction you bastard (ok, I talk to my cancer, don’t call me crazy…I would be crazy if I heard him reply!) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01540# from your one reference in the paper: Chondroitin sulfate-hybridized zein nanoparticles

Now Becky2 wasn’t as talkative but her brother in-law gave us a quick synopsis- she has been a caregiver for both parents, him and soon her sister who was in surgery for breast cancer,the same time he was there for the radiation treatment.

I am a 78 year old retired educator who has battled GIST CANCER for 20 years. To my surprise, An HCC tumor was found in my liver in between two GIST tumors. in my June 5 MRI. The GIST tumors were shrinking out of site thanks to be taking Gleevec, a targeted therapy drug. My surgeon could not safely resect