copaxone and breast cancer

Anyhow, she was recently also diagnosed with breast cancer (when it rains, it pours!), and she had a mastectomy. However, they did find some malignancy in her lymph nodes. My dad is worried about making a decision of how/whether to pursue treatment. He's worried about getting the advice from the oncologist and neurologist on the same page; whether anything with the MS will make it riskier for her to go through the treatments, etc. Does anyone have any insight/information on this?

Thank you. I stoped the dmd because it does crap and causes cancer. I just stopped it. I didn't realize copaxone causes cancer. The neuro does nothing to help treat my pain or other issues. Does anyone know of a neuro in norther ca. that is good really good. Not a jerk doc.

(Pill and other forms) I too, was loosing CLUMPS of hair and it has now stopped. I have been on Copaxone for 8 months now and had the same experiance at the 4-5 month mark. Best wishes!!!

I started out on Copaxone but got horrible flu like symptoms with it and went off. Since I have had breast cancer, my neuro nixed the immunosupressant drugs like Avonex, Rebif and Betaserone and went with the IViG. My Neuro says I am RRMS although I think since I don't have much improvement that I might have transitioned to Secondary. I hope not.

Trying to get information, from fellow mommies, who have been on copaxone and if you breast fed and went on copaxone right after delivery...did you have any negative side effects. I have my opinions and done my reseearch, talked to all types of doctors, lactation, I don't need persuaded,just looking for personal experiences.

Who would have thought you could have MS Ovarian Cancer and the BRCA1 gene giving me a 87% of Breast Cancer. My doctor says I will get breast Cancer. I just have to be happy for what I have and live my life.

zoe, I know where you are coming from with your dad, kinda like when my mother died. She religiously had a mammogram every single year, she was so afraid she would get breast cancer. Her birthday was in April, and in December of that very same year, they diagnosed her with breast cancer, and she died in February the following spring, 3 days before my birthday.

I'm really scared to take Copaxone as I've read several reports linking Copaxone to higher risk of Breast and Skin Cancer. I am deathly afraid of Cancer and I just don't know if the 30% less relapse rate that Copaxone has is worth it. What do you all think? This is really causing me a lot of stress!

s CARE) done between 1994 and 1998 showed there was no increased risk of breast cancer in current or former users of birth control pills. Two newer studies (2011) confirm that oral contraceptives are not associated with breast cancer–specific or all-cause mortality. In general, most studies have not found an overall increased risk of breast cancer due to the use of oral contraceptives.

Residual infiltrating lobular carcinoma of breast. fibroadenoma of breast, fibrocystic changes of breast including fibrosis and apocrine metaplasia, Estrogen and Progesterone positive and HER2/Neu positive. Predictive marker at 2+ and fluorescence in situ Hybrization fish report not amplified. Biopsy pathology said: Insitu and invasiave well differentiated carcinoma with mixed features of ductal and lobular differentiation.

Two nights ago I started to get a pain down my left arm and tingles in my left hand. My mum has both breast taken off to breast cancer. I am very frightened that I have this. What do you think?

Congratulations on your eight years! I hate to be the one to say this but there is no such thing as "out of the woods" with cancer, I wish there was. What you've done is reduced your risk for another estrogen positive breast cancer and ovarian cancer. But that doesn't mean you won't get a different type of breast cancer in the remaining breast tissue or another part of your body. But you know as well as I do that each year we are NED with cancer is better for our odds.

I am 55 years old had recttal cancer removed 4/o8, and luckly no bag and no treatment. I have dense breast with micro calcification. Had a biopsy of right breast 2 years ago and was fine. Went for mamo and sono this past Monday and they saw microcalcification that they say is suspicious. So next friday I go to the hospital for yet anothet biopsy. My question is, for my surgery in april for the rectal cancer I had a chest cat scan and a full body pet scan. Both came up good.

m really scared. If I do have breast cancer how much will the treatment cost and how long do I have to be on treatment? What is breast cancer exactly? Please help!!!

What is the difference if any, between BREAST CANCER STAGES and BREAST BIOPSY GRADES I, II, III. Are Breast Cancer stages the same as Grades? Thank you all !

No, she does not have breast cancer, but you should have it checked out if this continues.

m going thru my second round of IV steroids. I am supposed to start Copaxone tomorrow and am nervous about the side effects and if I should start it while going thru Steroid treatments. Any advice would be much appreciated!

I also can't really answer your question but can identify as both my husband and I have benign types of brain tumors. I've been able to wait and watch mine for 6-1/2 years and he needed surgery in 2004 and found a regrowth in 2007 treated with radiation. On top of that I am a four-year breast cancer survivor. My only advice is don't hesitate to ask for help and keep a sense of humor. Good luck.

Routine Mammogram but still makes me very nervous due to having to have an ultrasound and biopsy in the past...the stats of 1 in 4 women getting breast cancer is not too reassuring either...is it??? Will report any results I get but I am sure all will be well...I SWEAR...THERE CAN'T BE ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH ME CAN THERE???!!!

It has been my understanding that mets is related to cancer cells being present in the lymphatic system and that a piece of a tumor breaking off would be almost unheard of in the case of Breast Cancer. I believe the original poster was speaking of RISK rather than actual occurrence.

Lynch Syndrome has connection to many types of cancer ... Breast Cancer is NOT one of them. Breast pain is usually a result of hormone activity and I presume that since you had a baby just last year that you may not be over the age of 40 ..... Dense breast tissue is present in nearly half of all women of any age. This does not mean that you are at a higher risk for developing Breast Cancer.

Dear Ivankaivanova, I understand your concern, presumably after reading an article on MMTV (Mouse mammary tumor virus). However, though gene sequences of MMTV have been found in human breast and other cancers, its causality is not yet proven. The human-to-human transmission of MMTV causing breast cancer is even more hypothetical at this point. It is under research.

This is a breast cancer forum only. If you are getting simulated for radiation for breast cancer, you should discuss appropriate medications with your doctor. We cannot make medication recommendations via the internet.

the question that i have been trying to get answerd to is that i had a mri on 1/161211 and on the report from the radiologist said in the clinical statement cancer of the right breast!..a 10 mm spiculated lession and a 8 mm spiculated legion on my left breast! i thought uyou had to have a biopsy to no if a mass is cancer or not.

As this is a breast cancer forum our expertise regarding breast cancer. You may want to consider seeing a breast specialist for advise regarding this condition. These types of specialists are generally associated with large acedemic centers.

The problem with this statement, is that male breast cancer seems to be such a rare occurrence in medicine, how does anyone really know? Breast cancer in men is a very slowly progressing disease, since it is encouraged by estrogen, men have little, therefore if they should get breast cancer it may well be a long time before symptoms occur. Two things: My surgeon said that my tumor was 7 years old, that was her guess.

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