 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | My niece is just coming back to Canada after 9 years in England. She was diagnosed with either inflammatory (bad) breast cancer, or locally advanced breast cancer. The europeans definitely do think chemo first is the way to go. She had two rounds of chemo before moving to Canada and Canada is staying with the same game plan. Once the chemo is done, they will do surgery, but the idea is that the surgery is then FAR less extreme and easier to tolerate. All good news for you!! Made my day.
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Donna
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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