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Believe51 · 06-21-2009, 09:23 PM

Alice, great job!!

More men are getting diagnosed each year, the numbers are rising steadily.....but, they are getting diagnosed at an earlier stage. I have worked hard to pass the low-down on male breast cancer since his journey began. I am so happy for the men who are finding out in time to really make a difference in their lives.

Ed, well he is a different story, he has the deadliest form of breast cancer and you could not even add anything to it to make it any worse. Inflammatory breast cancer usually gets diagnosed in the later stages, mostly stage IIIb or IV. Doctors have reported that this cancer can turn from stage to stage, all the way to stage IV in a matter of weeks for some.

Awareness plays a large role in early and proper diagnosis for all breast cancers, but especially male and inflammatory. Times are changing and these problems are getting better. Keep doing what you do because that is where it starts.>>Believe51

06-21-2009, 09:23 PM	#13
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	Alice, great job!! More men are getting diagnosed each year, the numbers are rising steadily.....but, they are getting diagnosed at an earlier stage. I have worked hard to pass the low-down on male breast cancer since his journey began. I am so happy for the men who are finding out in time to really make a difference in their lives. Ed, well he is a different story, he has the deadliest form of breast cancer and you could not even add anything to it to make it any worse. Inflammatory breast cancer usually gets diagnosed in the later stages, mostly stage IIIb or IV. Doctors have reported that this cancer can turn from stage to stage, all the way to stage IV in a matter of weeks for some. Awareness plays a large role in early and proper diagnosis for all breast cancers, but especially male and inflammatory. Times are changing and these problems are getting better. Keep doing what you do because that is where it starts.>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!