Diagnosed a 2nd time with breast cancer

Offline Jhin 1 month ago

Just received the devastating news that after 24 years of

being cancer free it has now returned as a triple negative tumour. My last tumour was estogen positive and received chemo and tamoxifen, letrozole etc.

triple negative is not good news I hear. Has anyone else been diagnosed with this and have a positive outcome. I need something to cling onto. Thanks

Offline Clastegra 1 month ago

My mum in law had triple negative 10 years ago, she's fine now :)

Treatments have come a very long way.

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Offline Jhin 1 month ago in reply to Clastegra

Thank you. What treatment did she have and does she take any preventative drugs
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Offline Clastegra 1 month ago in reply to Jhin

They offered her a lumpectomy but we pushed for a mastectomy which they agreed to do and she had chemo.

She wore the cold cap so although her hair thinned, she didn't lose it all.

She chose no reconstruction but wears a sock type thing in her bra instead. X
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Offline Carol1964 1 month ago

Hi Jhin

I was diagnosed with triple negative last September. I had chemo and immunotherapy combined, followed by a lumpectomy. I'm about to start radiotherapy, but all pre-surgical scans and ultrasounds showed the cancer had gone! I'm now on preventative treatment with a further 5 sessions of immunotherapy and biphosphate tablets I've yet to start. I didn't do cold cap so I did lose all my hair, but it's growing back now with a vengeance (I finished chemo in March this year). I'm 60 years old.

Hope this helps!

Carol
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