We just found out that my 30 year old wife has breast cancer?
We just found out that my 30 year old wife has breast cancer (biopsy came back). It’s 1.5cm, and the GP doc said it broke the membrane. If this is stage 1, what are the treatment options? How treatable is this?
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It depends on the type of cancer, but treatment starts with surgery, followed with chemotherapy, radiation, or both. The GP should have referred your wife to an oncologist. If not, see that this is done right away. Given your wife's age, it will/should be treated aggressively.
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Treatable. Take your time she's probably had it for several years. Be careful not to be jumped into full scale allopathic treatment by the fear based medical profession! UK- Dr Rosy Daniel - Health Creation US - Hippocrates centre. If your wife goes for a lumpectomy find someone who can do this without removing all armpit lymph nodes. The possible infected lymph node can be picked up with the better treatment options.
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Your only answer will come from the oncologist, radiologist or whichever doctor will be treating her cancer. The good thing is you caught it early before it advanced too far. The ultimate method of treatment will come from the doctor that will be treating her cancer. It could be she can have chemo, radiation, mastectomy or other treatments, but these range from the type of cancer and the stage. I nor anyone here on Y!A will be able to give her a prognosis or decide what her treatment is. I am sorry to hear that she has been diagnosed with this and its a hard pill to swallow. I do wish you luck as she goes through whichever treatment she decides to take.
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Please, I know you are terribly worried and my sympathies out to your wife, but do look up on a reputable website for a prognosis rather than seeking advice on here.,,also why hasn't your GP given you further information. At this stage you need all the help advice and knowledge you can get...and their are few professionals on this site. I do know that if your wife has to lose her breast that the national health will do corrective surgery i.e. in layman's terms a boob job which will give her confidence etc for the future. I do hope everything turns out for the best and as I am not a medical person would not dare to advise you other than what I have said above. Beware of advise on this site though there are some kooks out there. Apologies to all sincere people..but you know the sort I mean. I wish you and you wife a very long health and happy future
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possibly treatable for stage one and stage 2 cancer. maintain a health diet and in addition take an effective supplement for preventing cancer cells like those rich in polyphenols. i know one natural supplement, its 97% polyphenols from pharmanex company. the supplement's name is tegreen97. i suggest your wife try this one becauset here's no harms in trying. it's even featured in newsweek and endorsed by the prostate cancer research institute.you can buy it online and i can assist you. if you want to know more and how add me in your ym id lightandshade0118@yahoo.com or email me on the same address. i'm aileen from philippines. i'm very concerned. please let her try this one.
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Any stage of breast cancer is treatable, and the early stages (1, 2, and even 3) can all be put into long-term remission with proper treatment. This depends entirely on the pathology of the tumor and the exact stage (whether nodes are involved). I'm sorry, it's particularly unfair that a young woman like your wife should have to deal with this. Not that it's fair that any of us do. If you do not have children, and if they recommend chemo, you may want to discuss the possibility of having her eggs harvested for future IVF. Chemo may result in her being unable to have children. Best of luck to you both.
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Hi. To be honest, you sound a bit confused about parts of this. For example, what do you mean by broke the membrane? This isn't breast cancer terminology. If you're saying the tumor margins were not clear, this probably means the cancer may have spread beyond the tumor but not yet reached surrounding lymph nodes. I'm also wondering why a GP doc is interpreting the biopsy for you. In the US, this doesn't happen, so that might be the issue. Other than the general observation that Stage I breast cancers are usually very treatable, no one on here will have the info you seek. If your wife does have bc, at some point she'll see an oncologist and that is who you need to ask.
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A Cancer Battle Plan Sourcebook: A Step-by-Step Health Program to Give Your Body a Fighting Chance: David J. Frahm or Healthy Habits:20 Simple things...also by David J. Frahm. His wife Anne had terminal cancer and they made some changes and five weeks later her cancer was gone. Eating healthy, getting rid of toxins in your home, taking supplements that do not cause free radicals, etc. are some simple things you can do right now to start on this journey. If you need specifics feel free to contact us. You are in our prayers.
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I was diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer on October 26 and I have to disagree with the person that said they will do surgery first. I will tell you my story my tumor is 2 cm not very big at all and I am now just finishing up my chemo because the tumor attached itself to my chest wall and they wanted to see if the chemo would get rid of the little tentacles attaching itself. I will then go thru surgery then 6 weeks radiation. If she is stage 1 it is very treatable!!! :) Even with my Stage 3 my tumor has shrunked by less than half and the treatment options are so advanced. Be very patient while they are figuring out the stage it takes alot to figure it out like size of .tumor, if it has affected the lymphnodes, or if it has spread. Just keep a positive attitude I have been extremely lucky on the sickness part they can manage the side effects very well now. Sometimes there is no radiation especially in Stage 1 they might just remove it and give some chemo. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your wife especially being so young. I am 33 years old and never thought that I would be dealing with cancer at my age. KEEP POSITIVE!!! that makes all the difference in the world. Keep smiling and be there for her.
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The other answers all gave good information, but you might like to remember the website www.after-cancer.com. I wrote this to tell other patients what could help with side effects; once we have had preliminary treatment, we leave hospital - and sometimes it is difficult to get answers to the tiny, niggling questions that are a bother - so hopefully after-cancer.com can answer some if not all. Good luck - and I hope your wife recovers well. Verite R
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