Stage 3 Breast Cancer: 97 Real Stories
97 stories match breast cancer and stage 3. 82 of them mention chemotherapy.
Stage III Breast Cancer: Joanna’s Survivor Story
Joanna was 37 when she found a breast lump while she was on her period. The lump felt suspicious enough that she sought medical care, and testing at the hospital led to a Stage III breast cancer diagnosis in 2023. The news overwhelmed her with fear…
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Patricia was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in May 2023 after her first NHS mammogram led to a biopsy. She had experienced no symptoms and described the mammogram as lifesaving. The diagnosis brought sadness and fear. Patricia underwent a mastectomy…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Pearline’s Patient Story
Pearline, from New Zealand, was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2023 after a routine mammogram found a suspicious area and a core needle biopsy confirmed cancer. Her surgeon told her that the estimated 5-year survival rate was 44%. A few months…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Thamires’s Patient Story
Thamires, from Brazil, was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer in 2023 while in her 30s. The first signs were unusual irritation of the breast skin followed about two weeks later by a small lump. The diagnosis brought nervousness, grief, confusion and a…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Christal’s Survivor Story
Christal Love was 39 when she was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer, described as aggressive hormone-positive, HER2-negative disease that had spread to her lymph nodes. She began treatment locally with chemotherapy. The first cycle used Taxol. During a…
Read this storyStage III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Marlena’s Patient Story
Marlena Murphy was 40 when she found a lump in her left breast during a monthly self-exam in 2018. Mammography, ultrasound, biopsy, and MRI led to a diagnosis of Stage III triple-negative breast cancer involving nearby lymph nodes. Marlena began chemotherapy…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Sandra’s Patient Story
Sandra Morales first noticed an uncomfortable sensation in her left breast in 2008, when she was 38. Two years later, she had her first mammogram on her birthday. The test found a suspicious mass, and a biopsy led to a Stage III breast cancer diagnosis in May…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Yurley’s Survivor Story
Yurley was 36 when she noticed that one breast had retracted inward and a lump was growing. She was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer in October 2022. Unsatisfied with the information she initially received, she sought a second opinion before moving…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Carlie’s Patient Story
Carlie, 51, was diagnosed with Stage IIIB breast cancer after about 6 months of symptoms in her right breast, including an itchy nipple, sharp searing pain, fatigue, and a feeling that something was off. At first she was told the cancer looked like Stage IIB…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Carmen’s Survivor Story
Carmen, 56, is from Colombia, works in bacteriology, and has 1 child. She went to the doctor after a mass in her right breast began to grow and change the shape of the breast. She also noticed redness, swelling, nipple itching, and throbbing pain. She was…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Karol’s Patient Story
Karol found a breast lump about one or two years before sharing her story. She also noticed breast enlargement and redness and was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Because the insurance system was moving too slowly to provide an appointment, she sought a…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Mujer’s Patient Story
Mujer Valiente, a mother of two from Colombia, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer after fatigue and pain in her toenails and back led to repeated medical consultations. When she was initially told nothing was wrong, she arranged a mammogram and saw a…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Ada’s Survivor Story
Ada was 50 when she faced stage 3 breast cancer after noticing breast lumps and pain in her armpits. The diagnosis brought feelings of helplessness, insecurity, grief and fear, but she chose to follow a broad treatment plan. Her care included a mastectomy…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Antonia’s Survivor Story
Antonia was 39 and raising 2 children when she noticed a protruding mass in her breast, along with irritation and swelling. She was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The news left her frightened, confused and overwhelmed, with a strong sense of…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Aalia’s Survivor Story
Aalia was 48 when fatigue and a lump she felt while undressing led to a diagnosis of Stage III breast cancer. The diagnosis frightened her, and she worried about what treatment and the future would mean. Her doctors discussed multiple surgeries and other…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Sylvia’s Survivor Story
Sylvia found a breast lump during a self-examination in the shower and underwent several tests before being diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer in November 2022. Having previously lost her mother to lung cancer, Sylvia found the diagnosis devastating and…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Diana’s Survivor Story
Diana was 40 when persistent pain in her right breast led her to feel a small lump. She was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and initially felt powerless, vulnerable and sad. Her doctors explained that treatment offered a chance of survival if the cancer…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Valiente’s Patient Story
Valiente, a mother from Colombia, found a painless lump in her right breast. Evaluation by oncology and breast specialists, including MRI, confirmed Stage III breast cancer. The diagnosis led her to make major lifestyle changes, including exercising twice as…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Edith’s Patient Story
Edith noticed rapid changes in the size and shape of her left breast, followed by a new lump. She was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The diagnosis left her feeling powerless, vulnerable, and guilty that she had not recognized the symptoms earlier, but…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Veronica’s Patient Story
Veronica found a breast lump that felt suspicious and decided to have it checked. She was eventually diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. The diagnosis brought fear, sadness, and a sense of being overwhelmed. She responded by changing her diet, eating more…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Katie’s Survivor Story
Katie Robb Sewall was 27 when a double mastectomy in 2014 changed what she thought was stage 0 breast cancer into a Stage III diagnosis. Pathology showed the cancer had spread from the breast ducts into lymph nodes. Katie and her husband, Craig, had to move…
Read this storyStage III Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Jacque’s Patient Story
Jacque, an academic advisor and mother of 2 grown children, found a hard, gritty, annoying lump under her left arm and breast in 2019. Her OB-GYN agreed it should be checked, but a mammogram and ultrasound were initially reassuring, and the radiologist told…
Read this storyStage III Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Martha’s Survivor Story
Martha had a dense area in her right breast that worried her throughout her 40s. Multiple mammograms over about 10 years were read as benign. At 49, another mammogram and an ultrasound were also considered benign, but Martha consulted a surgeon who agreed the…
Read this storyStage III Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Angie’s Patient Story
Angie is a nurse and RN case manager in Louisiana. Because of earlier microcalcifications, she had been getting annual mammograms. She postponed a February 2017 mammogram until May because she had started a new job and expected another negative result. This…
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