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I just had a lumpectomy and my tumor was invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 2; size 0.8 x0.9 cm. I just turned 70 and the surgeon says that studies of women over 70 with small tumors don't need t...
...o switch oncologists due to a change in medical groups. Our new oncologist says he does not use CA 27-29 tumor marker tests because early detection of reoccurrence of breast cancer does not make much ...
I've had my bilateral mesectomy, size of tumor was questionable. one report says 1c another says 2. the tumor was only in one breast, the other breast had calcifacation. doc wanted to do a gene t...
Could someone please post a good site for Tumor Marker Information once again please? Humor us? I have received a few emails lately advocating the use of them during 'routine follow up' appt...
...herapy process, when you are too shocked and worried to grasp everything, the oncologists warns you that tumor markers are unreliable indicators and to not expect too much from them. Physical and clin...
...lar constituents that produce functions.
No genetic profile can discriminate differing levels of anti-tumor activity occurring among different targeted therapy drugs. Nor can it identify situations...
Thank you gpawelski, For your help I was thinking of the tumor markers before my surgery and with my high chemo. Take care and thanks again, Debbie
...ted nipple, they did an MRI. I was shocked to find out that the one breast had a 4" and a 1.5" tumor - basically, my whole breast was full of the two tumors. It was estimated
that I had the...
PERHAPS - one suggestion: If it was fluid and not a tumor it would get smaller, but if it was a tumor it would stay the same size.
When are you supposed to get the results back? Let us know what ...
... and no palpable lump, why did they take 17 nodes? I assume you had a biopsy first that showed you had a tumor? Also, was the tumor small? (I ask that out of curiousity concerning why you had no chemo...
My MRI shows that the axillary lymph nodes are clear on the side that contains my cancerous breast tumor. The tumor is about 1cm. Could this indicate the good possiblity my nodes are clear before the ...
... ... but my lump was painful at first, It hurt like a bruise.... about 1 week before my surgery (had the tumor in me a total of 19 days after I noticed it) the tumor did change shape...it was original...
...ted nipple, they did an MRI. I was shocked to find out that the one breast had a 4" and a 1.5" tumor - basically, my whole breast was full of the two tumors. It was estimated that I had th...
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What you say is quite true. However, at time of my dx my tumor markers were elevated. At that time I wondered why tumor markers weren't used to dx breast cancer. I didn't real...
For what it's worth, two years ago I had what was originally thought to be a tumor on the pancreas. Because I was certain in my 'gut' that it wasn't, I insisted on ultrasounds to d...
..., they found some areas in my chest area, had CT Scan done and they found, possible MET in the T12 area, tumor on the liver, tumors on both adrenal glands and tumor on top of both lungs (possible neoc...
...rt is as follows--- Specimen of right modified radical mastectomy measuring 20*12*3cm. On cut section a tumor is identified in central and lower inner quadrant measuring 5.5*3.5*3cm. Sections examin...
...my breast cancer diagnosis and 2 days before my surgery (bilateral mastectomy, one side prophylactic). Tumor markers were taken either the day of the biopsy or two days later. Those were found to b...
Hi Suzie, The CA 27/29 is a tumor marker test that can be normal all the way up to a 38 count. Since mine has been dropping steadily since the start of chemo I am assuming that this means the chemo wo...
ribs - even though my tumor was 98 percent hormone sensitive .... I thought it was the tamoxifen making my legs stiff and making my ribs sore since it had to be working being 98 percent sensitive - ...
ive asusspected tumor in rt lung foundwhen i was in hospital after a diabetic hypo. ive had ct scans , mri and camera down throat . was tohave biopsy but it was cancelled because repeat scans showed i...
...at I take. I post occasionally regarding supplements that I consider as having the potential to kill bc tumor cells as per study results. Essiac is a tea that I took initially until I found this stu...
... mastectomy, chemo and rads. Now fully recovered, feel great physically, best I have ever been. Had huge tumor, hormone negative, did not get clear margins with final surgery because of size of tumor,...
...ol in red wine (not the red wine itself). It seems that alcohol reduces the angiogenic secretions by the tumor cells. Doing so, it could both reduce these secretions and make an anti-angiogenesis drug...
look - ifn yer tumor ain't hormone sensitive then y'could have mets there - arimadex won't help in that case - go get a bone scan immediately!
My wife has had 3 breast MRIs since they discovered a 7 cm tumor. The second MRI showed the first chemo did nothing. The 3rd MRI showed that the second chemo drug only partially worked. My question...
...during tissue growth and repair, and the development of the fetus during pregnancy. In cancerous tissue, tumors cannot grow or spread (metastasize) without the development of new blood vessels. Blood ...
Dense, fiborous breast tissue - DEMAND an MRI every 3-5 years!
Because MRI's pickup cancer tumors when mammograms and ultrasounds do not. See my story below:
I am 61 years old and ...
...old. When I was 33 I was told I had breast cancer and could have it removed with a lumpectomy also. My tumor was aprox. 1 inch in diameter. I had no negative lympnodes. The tricky thing about breast...
...etting bigger, it may be one of many things (such as fluid build-up, fibrous growth, benign or cancerous tumor). It is best to deal with health worries as early as possible. Better results come from e...
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