He suggests that I try Jemzar. I have stage IV mestatic breast cancer that has spread to my spine. I was dx in Feb 2002. I have previously been on different chemo.surgery, hormonal.. arimidex, aromosin, fasoldex . and several radiation treatments. I am undecided on doing any more chemo. My cancer , of course , is er/pr positive. Is there any advice on this chemo. or is there another hormonal I could try.
Anyway, your information that there are new drugs for treating metastatic breast cancer in trials is very encouraging (?). Oh for the brain I had before chemo fog! I have been dealing with this disease for over 10 years now and I am working towards living for another 30, no matter how much my husband cries. Thanks again and if you find any other info with regard to treating my type of cancer I would be very grateful to hear about it.
Shielah.
WHEN MY MOTHER HAD BREAST CANCER AND HER BREAST WAS REMOVED, SHE WAS GIVEN 6 CYCLES OF CHEMO AFTER WHICH THE DOCTOR TOLD HER SHE WAS CURED. BUT AFTER 1YEAR 8 MONTHS THE CANCER CAME BACK AS METS. LATER WE CAME TO KNOW THAT SINCE SHE IS HR2+ HER CANCER IS AGGRESSIVE. THE DOCTOR KNEW THIS AND HE ALSO KNEW THAT AFTER A PERIOD OF 1.5YRS THE CANCER WILL STRIKE BACK BUT HE DID NOT WARN US SO AS TO LET US BE AT PEACE WITH THE SITUATION, THOUGH HE KEPT A 3 MONTLY CHECK UP ON HER.
A recurrence is the re-emergence of the same cancer at the same site, whereas a metastatic cancer is the spread of the cancer via blood, lymph or direct contact to other organs of a patients body. There are other differences as well on the basis of the danger and the treatment levels for the two.
Let us know if you have any more queries.
Good luck once again.
s attending physician for proper management. The CT scan findings showed breast cancer with metastasis or spread of the cancer to the other organs mentioned. Factors such as her complete medical history, symptoms and results of other diagnostic tests are important considerations also. Take care and best regards.
Dear fatcat90: The simple answer is no, there are not "newer" tests to screen for or follow breast cancer. Nor is there any one test that works well in all situations. In terms of screening, the tests are mammogram, ultrasound, and MRI. Most cancers will show up on one of these tests, though if there is a discrete lump, biopsy may be warrented regardless. If the disease is metastatic, there are a variety of ways to track progress depending upon where the metastases are.
Xeloda is a very harsh drug. I was prescribed oral Xeloda together with infusions of oxiliplatin, but had to discontinue the Xeloda. My body smply could not tolerate the drug and while taking Xeloda I lost more than one pound per day, snd had relentless nausea and terrible pain in my hands and feet. After one three-week cycle my doctor discontinued the Xeloda. I was able to complete treatment with the oxiliplatin. This was in 2004 and I am cancer free today.
Even though the path report says: ' metastatic disease in axillary tct, extranodal.' that does not mean that your cancer has progressed to stage 4, or metastatic cancer. It said the same in my surgery report, and the word 'metastatic; was also used. my cancer was a 3C.
My mother just got his breast removed. We have just received the surgical pathology report. It says:
Diagnosis: Left breast:
1. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma grade II on a scale of I to III according to modified Bloom and Richardson grading system.
2. Size of lesion: 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm.
3. Lesion is 0.2 cm from deep margin.
4. A small focus of lymphatic invasion is present which is 0.1 cm from deep margin.
5. Nipple and areola: Tumour free.
6.
There is really no point in scanning every inch of your body for metastatic cancer, because absolutely no test will pick up micro, or very small, cancer cells. So, the chemo is both curative and preventative.
just because your cancer has spread to your lymph nodes that does not mean you have metastatic, or stage 4 cancer.
like yours, my cancer was also described as metastatic because of the lymph node involvement.
I am a 3 year survivor of breast cancer but for the past year have had to take zantac or another antacid every day due to "indigestion". It does not burn - but I can have two bites of food and feel so full and bloated I can't eat more. I feel bloated and miserable. I have not lost weight - so have not paid a lot of attention until recently when the symptoms seem more intense and I'm finding myself taking both the zantac and additional tums and still feeling miserable.
Then with a pet scan discovered a lymph node supraclavicular. Stage 3 breast ca. The pathology came back her2 neg. weakly positive 20% estrogen, progesterone neg. I was treated with Adriamycin/CYTOXIN Along with 33 rounds of radiation. I was also on tamoxifen for 10 mos. and have since had a local reoccurrence in the lymph node in my neck. The lymph node has been removed and biopsied and came back the same as before. Weakly positive ER 20%.,Her2 neg. PR neg..
Refusing treatment for metastatic breast cancer is pretty much a death sentence. No need for that with all of the options available today. If the new lump is cancer, then the previous lumpectomy and lymph node removal was not sufficient to stop the spread.
If you want to know what will be best for you now, it is called treatment. Get it. You are in your twenties. No need to throw away the rest of your life. My mother is a 30 year breast cancer survivor.
Approx 1 year later she had a positive node/nodule removed. Within a month, the breast cancer started in her skin around the site of the node. She now has a red rash (skin mets) in approx half of her chest wall and is getting Chemo (Xeloda) and Herceptin. My question is, the skin is beginning to "harden" around the node removal surgery site. What does this mean? Any other comments on Skin mets would be greatly appreciated.
i thought i was in the professional area. im confused how this works here. can i even delete this thread here. frustrated.
Dear knowledgable community,
I have been advised from my oncologist that the right course of chemptherapy action for breast cancer is FEC. If my vital organs are already cancerous, is this still the most appropriate form of chemotherapy to be choosing?
Backgound:
This question, comes from my mother, who has fought breast cancer for 9 years, with 3 failures from the specialists to pick up and act on the spread of this cancer.
Stage 3 & 4 Forum (which you can click on under the "Related Communities" heading to the right of these posts, may allow you to connect with others in your stage.
Also, a doctor's reply to a post by Birdies, "Triple Negative Treatment Options," dated 1/3/08, in the Breast Cancer Expert forum, discussed TNBC.
Best wishes...
I have heard though that although metastatic breast cancer cannot be cured that it can be treated and you can live a long life with it.
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