Reddit; Wechat; Abstract. She is kind and caring, and incredibly selfless with her children. Tumor heterogeneity was associated with treatment outcome of metastatic cancers but few studies have examined whether tumor heterogeneity in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can be used to predict treatment outcome. 4, 5 Such time costs can be substantial, with a previous study estimating 270 hours spent on breast cancer‐related care in the final year of life. She has never had cancer before nor did she experience any symptoms. Blood tests don't detect the cancer but sometimes advanced cancer can cause regular tests to be a bit off. ( For example, I am on tamoxifen. Sorry for the long post. She could absolutely live a long life, but it probably won't be "normal" in the same way that someone who has never had cancer is normal. Although the doctor puts on a polite facade, she seems to ignore the things that to me, are signs of the end of life and I am left feeling like I have no resources and no options. She has only met my mom twice in person since her diagnoses which is difficult too. They just don't know much yet. Single‐agent sequential chemotherapy with anthracycline or taxane has remained the cornerstone of treatment for many years. It’s when the disease spreads, or metastasizes, that it often turns lethal. My mom has lived alone for years, about 15 minutes away from me. I find myself battling emotions of anger and frustration vs. happiness and joy to spend these last moments with her. New agents for the palliative treatment of metastatic breast cancer have emerged in the 1990s. The people doing fine don't tend to speak up out of respect for the people not doing so well. I have limited support from my brother, as he is busy co-parenting with his ex-wife and working full-time as a Police Officer during a global pandemic. Can cancer be detected in a blood test? ctDNA analysis was performed in 37 HER2‐positive metastatic breast cancer patients treated with pyrotinib. Thank you for the well wishes, everything helps. I don't want to sound smug). But that doesn't mean she can't be happy. The anthracyclines (doxorubicin, epirubicin) and the taxanes (paclitaxel, docetaxel) are considered the most active agents for patients with advanced breast cancer. Only today my radiation therapist was telling me about someone who is alive after showing up 6 years ago "riddled with cancer". I’ve been told that I’m too young for this, since I’m 36. I held the move off as long as possible, to ensure she could benefit from as much treatment in ON as possible before we got here. AMA. My mother raised me and my brother as a mostly single parent. Reddit can't know if it's cancer or not. Please read. You are going through a lot right now, remember to be kind and patient with yourself, ask for help from those around you and be willing to accept kindness is the only advice I can give you. She'd like to know how long she has, but one Oncologist said it can be 9 months, and another said 2-10 years. March 16th, 2020, my mom was diagnosed in the ER with Metastatic breast cancer, spread to her lungs, spine, pelvis, ribs, neck, and the lining of her brain. The palliative care doctor doesn't speak much to me, and I wish she would as I need the support. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in April. Metastatic breast cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer death for women worldwide. Chemo does nothing in the brain for breast cancer, and rads at best delay a bit. The reason I bring this up is that I almost felt caring for her in this sense would be my inevitable future, and I feel as though I grieved the women my mother once was, many years ago. Have you been able to talk to your mother about what she thinks about her diagnosis and the treatment options? From what I know and in my experience as an ER doctor, the more reliable indicators that someone doesn't have long to live are related to how they are managing in life compared to normal. Reddit; Wechat; Abstract. I am 26, a first time home buyer, hoping to continue on with life as expected for someone my age, and I am struggling to do so given what I feel is science vs spirit. The people there might be able to be of help and there are many Canadians there. Metastatic breast cancer occurs when breast cancer cells detach from the original tumor and travel through the lymphatic system or the blood to other parts of the body. I hesitate to even write here that I have no problems with it at all. The anthracyclines (doxorubicin, epirubicin) and the taxanes (paclitaxel, docetaxel) are considered the most active agents for patients with advanced breast cancer. I am a 34 yr old female diagnosed with breast cancer about a week ago (TNBC). The unknown is killing me. But can she have a long and normal life? She's lucky to have someone concerned about her - I would take cues from your friend in terms of how much support and information she needs from you at this time, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The most common treatments for metastatic breast cancer in any location (bone, brain, lung, or liver) are systemic medications, which … We have got a 2nd opinion and we have checked and the cancer has spread everywhere. 1 Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) remains an incurable disease with an estimated 5‐year survival of only 25%. She has been my rock growing up, always proud, always boastful. Reddit; Wechat; Abstract. Reddit. Plus they don't give you ANY insight into how an individual cancer will react. The conventional markers of HER-2, ER, and PR also guide management in the metastatic setting. It was a shock diagnosis, but not really at the same time. Reddit; Wechat; Abstract. This sucks. I just need encouragement and hope. But the doctors are right - when it’s in the brain the prognosis is short. Metastatic breast cancer is still considered an incurable process, but the division into molecular subtypes has led to improvements in care and facilitated a personalized management approach. EDIT: Also, you can drink soda while you're on chemo. I think the stress got to her, and a few days were spent hopping in an ambulance to the hospital as she was in so much pain she could not wait for me to drive her. Metastatic Breast Cancer. I would love to get a second opinion also, but she isn't too interested in seeing more doctors which makes it so hard. An unusual case is described of a 64‐year‐old woman with a remote history of breast cancer whose first non‐nodal metastasis was discovered on a routine Pap test. I'm sorry to hear about your mother. Upon diagnosis, we had a rough initial week. Good on you for doing the research. Three hundred and thirty‐eight patients with breast cancer have been reviewed. There is nothing that she did that caused this a terrible disease. Background. Sometimes, oncologists can be pretty aggressive about wanting to treat people with cancer, because they want to give their patients the best chance at living. This study investigated the incidence, radiographic patterns and relevance to clinical outcome of everolimus‐related pneumonitis (ERP) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients.