All about Breast Cancer II

[mdv]

Hi Doc She

Totoo po ba nakukuha ang breast cyst or lump kapag nabubunggo o natatamaan ang breast ng babae?

Thank you sa sagot

[DocShe_713]

Mdv- not true

[sublyme_07]

Good Day doc she, i sent you po a pm regarding my bilateral breast mass po, if you have time, please do read it po. thank you

[raquelducanes]

yung mother ko 7 years survivor ng breast cancer yung father ko naman died with colon cancer

last 2010 nag ka cyst ako sa right breast ko pero natanggal na buti naman benign naman sya.

so far wala pa ulit cyst na tumubo sa breast ko,

yun nga lang injectable contraceptive ang gamit ko for family planning
ang last inject ko pa is september 2011 hindi na ulit ako ng pa inject kasi umalis na si hubby pa punta ng U.S pero until now wala parin akong mens, pero hindi naman po ako buntis.

tanong ko lang po nag tatake po kasi ako ng glutathione ngayon pwede ko po ba isabay ang gluta sa provera para mag ka mens na po ako?

[DocShe_713]

Raquel- better to consult your ob gyn for further management. I don't see anything wrong taking glutathione and provera though.

[raquelducanes]

Doc safe po ba mag take ng pure pueraria mirifica 400mg for breast enhancement?

[DocShe_713]

Raquel- no adequate research that it works and we don't know the drug profile if it has any side effects in the future. Just remember, if it's really effective then there should be any flat chested women around anymore.

[ijael1225]

`hi doc she..
doc nung 6 mos. pa kasi si baby nagbreastfeed ako then may naramdaman akong lump sa breast ko.nung nagpa US ako may nakitang lump sa left at sa right.nung dinala ko po ang result sa surgeon, benign daw po at baka milk lang po daw.after breastfeeding po balik daw akopara icheck ang suction ba yung gagawin?pro until now po 2yrs na po ang baby ko d pa po ako nakabalik coz im afraid.minsan po may nararamdaman akong kirot.and i think may nakakapa akong lump pero everytime pinapakapa ko sa iba..wala naman po daw silang makapa..i plan to go back and have my US po..

[DocShe_713]

Ijael- who is examining your breast? If its not a doctor, then chances are it may be inaccurate. Better to have it checked by an experienced surgeon for peace of mind .

[starfirejulie]

Right now I am taking wheatgrass juice every night and I also took barley juice as a step on eating healthier.

sis saan po pwde bumili ng wheatgrass juice? and saan din po nabibili yong barley juice ^TIA

[bleucharmz22]

Doc She,

I just got the result of my ultrasound and it says hypoechoic nodules, both breast. yung sa left breast is 2.3 x 1.69 cm, yung sa right 0.65 x 0.51 cm at 0.56 x 0.33 cm. binigyan kasi ako ng option kung tatanggalin na or mag wait pa ko ng 3-6 mos. ano po ba ang dapat kong gawin? plan din po kasi namin ni hubby na mag baby na this yea, makaka-apekto po ba ito sa baby? Thanks po.

[rave21lala]

@starfire julie - you can buy wheatgrass sa mercury or watsons. yung barley naman, marami ngayon distributor nung green barley na nasa bote o kaya yung nasa sachet. maghanap ka ng mga nagtitinda ng imported na vitamins sa mga groceries, usually meron sila non.

[DocShe_713]

Bluecharm-it would depend what the ultrasound pictures shows if there are signs that you need surgery. But the 2.3 cm mass I would advise to have it removed. Do you have any health card? Mammotome is an option where in the incision is less than 1 cm and the mass can be removed . This is a minimally invasive breast biopsy technique. however, not all surgeon does the procedure.

[ijael1225]

hi doc she..i had my US last week and this is my result.Please help me doc.Ok lang po ba ako?

Real Time scan in right and left breast in sagittal and coronal view shows at least 2 well defined hypoechoic foci are seen in the left breast at 1'o clock and 3 o' clock positions measuring 0.37 x 0.32 cm(lt) and 0.46 x 0.37 cm (lw), respectively. Similar focus is seen in the right breast at 6 o'clock position measuring 0.62 x 0.54 cm(lw). No enlarged axillary lymph nodes appreciated in both sides.

Impressions: BILATERAL NODULES.

hope to hear from you doc.thank you po.

[bleucharmz22]

Bluecharm-it would depend what the ultrasound pictures shows if there are signs that you need surgery. But the 2.3 cm mass I would advise to have it removed. Do you have any health card? Mammotome is an option where in the incision is less than 1 cm and the mass can be removed . This is a minimally invasive breast biopsy technique. however, not all surgeon does the procedure.

doc she, wala po akong health card though may health care fund kami sa company. sabi ng surgeon kapag hypoechoic, liquid daw ang laman at kapag ganun daw pwedeng di na sya hihiwain parang bubutasin or sisipsipin lang yung tubig sa loob. di ko lang po alam yung tawag sa ganoong procedure.

[DocShe_713]

IJael- still better to have it personally checked by a surgeon. We can never spend on the written report alone but I would usually correlate the report with the ultrasound pictures. Hope you understand.

[DocShe_713]

Blue charm- hypoechoic is usually seen on solid masses. Even if you do aspiratin, since this is solid you will never get fluid. Cyst or fluid filled masses are anechoic on ultrasound. Up to you if you want to get a second opinion.

[superrhengc]

Pa consult na rin po ako. since po nagkaanak ako 2 years ago naging irregular po ang mens ko and siguro po one week and during menstruation ko may parang painful lump po sa Upper left quadrant po ng right breast ko. pero pagkatapos ng mens ko nawawala po yung sakit. Ano po kaya ito?

[DocShe_713]

Superrhengc- may be hormonal but with palpable mass it would be better to have an ultrasound sound and consult a surgeon.

[bravehearteagle]

Hi everyone! I am thankful to God that I have found a thread like this. I read all the comments here as well the first thread the part 1 and I've learned a lot. Knowledge really is power. The more you know about your body, the more open you are to the treatments and solutions in fighting the Big C.

Hi Doc She! I know that you are busy but you still manage to answer all the inquires here in this thread. I am so thankful for that. Your answer is a big help to all of us. I notice most the questions here are about diagnosis and I would like to asked because my tita was diagnose with Stage 3 C Breast Cancer. She just went to core biopsy 2 weeks ago in UST OPD Surgery and last march 28 is the last time we went to the doctor to interpret the result and they told us to come back next week to further tell us what to do. The doctor just told us briefly that she needs to undergo chemotherapy perhaps 3-6months and after that an operation is needed but the doctor did not told us everything because he is not specially in cancer (That just my opinion) and he just refer us to the breast cancer surgeon to explain it to us. We don't have any idea how much that will cost us.

1.) I just want to know what will be our next step after knowing that she have Stage 3 C Breast Cancer?

2.) How much does chemotherapy cost per session and if is there any other test that she need to take?

3.) How much is the radiation therapy?

4.) Prior to chemo what is the preparation needed?

5.)What do we expect once she undergo chemotherapy?

I appreciate any reply and answers to my question. Thank you and Godbless

BTW She is already 51 years old and 7 or 8 years since first felt the lump on her breast. Lately lang din sxa nagpaconsult nun nagdimple na [textspeak!] breast nya and may discharge na lumalabas at sumasakit na.