Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: 453 Real Stories

453 stories match breast cancer and chemotherapy. 392 of them mention surgery.

  1. Stage IV HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Pilar’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · HER2 Positive · Chemotherapy · goserelin

    Pilar was 43 and living with metastatic hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer. Before cancer, she had trained as a special-education and early-childhood teacher, spent 14 years in Nicaragua, worked with young people and families affected by…

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  2. Breast Cancer: Ana’s Patient Story

    Chemotherapy · goserelin

    Ana was 45 when breast cancer was found during her annual gynecology review. A small lump appeared on ultrasound even though mammography had missed it. Further palpation and biopsy showed breast cancer described to her as aggressive. An extension study found…

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  3. Breast Cancer: Annette’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · Radiation

    Annette Huber was 48 when she reflected on breast cancer that began years earlier with a lump in her right breast. At first, the path to diagnosis felt long and frustrating. She repeatedly sensed that something was wrong, but felt that her concerns were not…

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  4. Breast Cancer: Klaus’s Patient Story

    Chemotherapy · Hormone Therapy

    Klaus Deckmann was 66 and newly retired when breast cancer was diagnosed in early 2020. He had felt repeated pressure in his breast, and because his mother had died of breast cancer, he pushed himself to see his family doctor. Ultrasound, mammography, biopsy…

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  5. Stage IV Breast Cancer: Silvia’s Patient Story

    Stage 4 · Bone Modifying Agent · Chemotherapy

    Silvia Litsching was 61, married, and the mother of 2 adult children when she described more than 20 years with breast cancer. She was first diagnosed in 1990 at age 38 after insisting that a breast lump be checked, even though earlier examinations had seemed…

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  6. Breast Cancer: Claudia’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · mastectomy

    Claudia Kressmann was 51 when she reflected on breast cancer diagnosed at 35, while her 3 children were still young. She had felt a lump herself, and because of her age there was first hope that it would be something less serious. The diagnosis was breast…

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  7. BRCA1 Breast Cancer: Jasmin’s Patient Story

    BRCA1 Mutation · Antibody Therapy · Chemotherapy

    Jasmin Nussing was 26, living alone, and attending technical school when breast cancer was diagnosed at the end of 2012. Her first symptom was repeated greenish fluid from the breast. Her gynecologist examined her and performed ultrasound, while mammography…

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  8. Breast Cancer: Marie-Ève’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · Hormone Therapy

    Marie-Ève was a mother of 3 young children when she faced breast cancer 16 years before sharing her story. Her treatment path included chemotherapy, mastectomy, radiation therapy, reconstruction, and hormone therapy. She described those treatments as…

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  9. Breast Cancer: Séverine’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · Hormone Therapy

    Séverine was diagnosed with breast cancer when her daughter was only 8 months old, just 7 months after her own mother had died of cancer. The diagnosis made her think immediately about survival and about being present for her child. She responded by taking…

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  10. Stage II Breast Cancer: Sylvie’s Patient Story

    Stage 2 · Chemotherapy · Hormone Therapy

    Sylvie was 40 when she faced breast cancer. Her care began with breast-conserving surgery, and her story later included treatment for recurrence. The experience meant moving through more than 1 phase of cancer care, rather than closing the chapter after the…

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  11. Stage II Breast Cancer: Danielle’s Survivor Story

    Stage 2 · Chemotherapy · Immunotherapy

    Danielle was 68 when she faced Stage II breast cancer. Her treatment path was intensive and included a mastectomy, chemotherapy, 5 weeks of radiation therapy, and immunotherapy described as a way to lower the chance of recurrence. The physical side of…

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  12. Breast Cancer: Danièle’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · cisplatin

    Danièle’s breast cancer was diagnosed quickly after a bra underwire left a mark and her gynecologist sent her for imaging. On February 4, 2016, ultrasound and biopsy raised immediate concern, and by February 11 she was told it was breast cancer that was…

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  13. Breast Cancer: Sarah’s Patient Story

    Chemotherapy · Complementary Therapy

    Sarah was 53 when she was diagnosed in April 2019 with hormone-dependent, grade 1 infiltrating breast carcinoma. Several nodules measured 3 to 8 mm. After MRI, 3 oncologists recommended breast removal, followed by radiation and possibly chemotherapy. Sarah…

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  14. Breast Cancer: Helga’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · DIEP flap

    Helga Dietrich was 60 when she reflected on breast cancer first diagnosed at age 41, soon after her family moved to a new city. Her 2 children were still minors, and knowing they were well cared for during treatment gave her relief. At the first diagnosis…

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  15. Breast Cancer: Nicole’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · DIEP flap

    Nicole Bissinger was 44 when she described Paget carcinoma of the breast diagnosed in 2009. The first sign was a small wound on her right nipple. For about 1.5 years, it was treated as eczema with cortisone before a biopsy finally showed Paget carcinoma…

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  16. Breast Cancer: Greta’s Survivor Story

    Antibody Therapy · Chemotherapy

    Greta Tietze-Stein was 52 when she described breast cancer diagnosed in 2006. A breast inflammation led her to notice a palpable change and see her gynecologist. Ultrasound showed an unclear finding, followed by mammography and biopsy. Because the diagnosis…

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  17. Breast Cancer: Iris’s Survivor Story

    Chemotherapy · mastectomy

    Iris Ludwig was 30 when breast cancer was diagnosed in 2001. Because she worked in a medical field, she already knew what many cancer treatments could involve, yet the diagnosis still left her feeling unable to react. Chemotherapy began before…

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  18. Breast Cancer: Andrea’s Patient Story

    Chemotherapy · Hormone Therapy

    Andrea Jesse was 48 when breast cancer entered her life in 2012. Her first symptom felt like muscle soreness in the right breast. Four weeks later, examination, mammography, and biopsy led to the diagnosis. Surgery happened fast: she had breast-conserving…

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  19. Breast Cancer: Eva’s Patient Story

    Chemotherapy · Fertility Preservation

    Eva Manz was 39 and living with her partner when she looked back on 2 breast cancer diagnoses. She was first diagnosed at 31. At that time, her left breast was removed and reconstructed at the same operation. The loss of the breast affected her deeply, even…

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  20. Breast Cancer: Bianca’s Patient Story

    Chemotherapy · Supportive Care

    Bianca Winkler was 38, self-employed, and raising 2 young daughters when a routine gynecologic exam found an abnormality in her breast. Mammography followed, but the biopsy still did not give a clear answer. At the end of 2012, breast-conserving surgery…

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  21. BRCA1 Breast Cancer: Julia’s Patient Story

    BRCA1 Mutation · Chemotherapy · mastectomy

    Julia Bring was 28 when she described breast cancer that began just 2 months after her wedding. She and her husband had been planning for a child when mammography and biopsy led to the diagnosis in August 2010. Because she was only 25, her doctors…

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  22. Breast Cancer: Gerda’s Patient Story

    Bisphosphonate · Chemotherapy

    Gerda Martin was 73 when she reflected on breast cancer diagnosed in 2008. She first noticed a change during a sauna visit: her nipple was pulling inward. She went to her gynecologist, and further testing led to the diagnosis. Surgery removed her right…

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  23. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Doris’s Survivor Story

    Triple-Negative · Chemotherapy · mastectomy

    Doris Teller was 58, divorced, and living on her own when she described treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. Her mammogram had been normal, but about 3 months later she felt a hard area in her breast. When the lump grew, her gynecologist ordered a…

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  24. BRCA1 Breast Cancer: Alina’s Survivor Story

    BRCA1 Mutation · Chemotherapy · Fertility Preservation

    Alina Schiller was 30 when she shared life after early-stage breast cancer. She found a lump while changing clothes and went to a gynecologist, who referred her to a breast center. Biopsy confirmed breast cancer in 2018, and BRCA1 testing found a mutation at…

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