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Believe51 · 05-18-2009, 08:47 PM

Lani, thanks for this. It makes me pleased to know that the advocating male breast cancer we do is getting through. I have waited 2 1/2 years to see this information get to the public.

Male breast cancer has been treated like female breast cancer for too long. The excuses were 'well it is rare'.

Yes it is rare but it is very different and yet it is treated the same because they do not know. This info and upcoming info about male breast cancer and the differences thereof, will help many men in the future.......and who knows, if some of this comes out soon, it may help my poor husband.

I strongly advocate for MBC and have asked how to go about sending this message. Male and female breast cancer is like oranges and apples.

I am jumping with joy for mankind right now!! I am so happy to be alive to see this information start to be studied. About time!!>>Believe51

05-18-2009, 08:47 PM	#2
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: 3,000	Lani, thanks for this. It makes me pleased to know that the advocating male breast cancer we do is getting through. I have waited 2 1/2 years to see this information get to the public. Male breast cancer has been treated like female breast cancer for too long. The excuses were 'well it is rare'. Yes it is rare but it is very different and yet it is treated the same because they do not know. This info and upcoming info about male breast cancer and the differences thereof, will help many men in the future.......and who knows, if some of this comes out soon, it may help my poor husband. I strongly advocate for MBC and have asked how to go about sending this message. Male and female breast cancer is like oranges and apples. I am jumping with joy for mankind right now!! I am so happy to be alive to see this information start to be studied. About time!!>>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!!