Leonie
Hi – in July this year and on my 58th birthday I received a diagnosis of HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) positive breast cancer. I was referred to a surgeon and surgery was scheduled for 17 July 2019. However, surgery did not take place because during the process of mapping of my lymph…
Di
January 2009 Stage 2 ER/PR+ lobular cancer Left breast lumpectomy Left breast mastectomy Chemotherapy 6 mths Radiation 1 mth Arimidex tablets 18 mths Tamoxifen 5 years (ceased Feb 2017) November 2017 – diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer – one tumour in the hip and two small tumours in the spine. Medications: Kisqali, Femara…
Gerry
Gerry’s story I was first diagnosed with HR+ invasive ductal breast cancer in September 2000. I had a left mastectomy, 6 months of chemotherapy followed by 5 years of Tamoxifen and 2 years of Femara. All was well until October 2015 when I noticed that my sternum was not sitting flush with the chest wall. …
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