Young Woman Shares Breast Cancer Story – Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at 31 Years Old I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 years old. I had a bilateral mastectomy and just started chemotherapy. Luckily, I’m stage 1. I’m triple negative and BRCA positive. Unfortunately, this can happen to young women. Even if you don’t have a family history,…
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Starting Chemo for Breast Cancer – Stage 1, Triple Negative Breast Cancer We got to the oncologist’s office exactly on time at 8:15 am. My husband and I both brought out computers; I brought mine to watch movies and browse the web and my husband brought his to do work. He dropped me off and drove over to HEB go…
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Today we had a meeting with the surgeon and the oncologist. The final results of the biopsy/surgery were complete. It appears they removed all of the cancer. The margins were clear and the lymph nodes were clear. The second suspicious spot turned out not to be cancer. According to the report, there was just the one tumor that measured 1.3cm….
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Here is the next breast cancer update. First, I want to thank everyone. Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, offers for help, etc. Breast Cancer Update 2 for Young Breast Cancer Survivor I’m home (my parent’s house) from the hospital. I had a bilateral mastectomy with the start of reconstruction surgery Monday afternoon. It was a very long (8+ hour)…
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I just wanted to update you all and let you know what’s going on with me. I was just diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m only 31, but breast cancer does run in the family. I am scheduled for surgery on Monday (10/5). I will be having a double mastectomy. Over the next few days and weeks, Cha Ching Queen will…
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