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My name is Dianne.   I am 60 yrs old. In 2005 at aged 42, I was diagnosed with early breast cancer. A lumpectomy, mastectomy and 6 months of chemotherapy (Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide and Flurouracil) followed. I had a Neulasta injection the day after each chemotherapy session to stimulate my white blood cells to help fight…

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BEGINNING OF MY JOURNEY On New Year’s Eve 2010 I visited my GP as I had found a lump in my left breast. I was sure it was hormonal, I didn’t think breast cancer would affect me as my Mother had been tested for the BRCA 2 gene mutation and was found to not be…

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My journey began when I was 40 and Breast Screen Australia had brought the age limit for screening down to 40. So in I went, relaxed, chilled. Can’t say it didn’t hurt cause it did but… we will skip that bit. So I get called back because they want to do a biopsy. It hurt,…

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January 2009 Stage 2 ER/PR+ lobular cancer Left breast lumpectomy Left breast mastectomy Chemotherapy 6  mths Radiation 1 mth Arimidex tablets 18 mths Tamoxifen 5 years (ceased Feb 2017)   November 2017 – diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer – one tumour in the hip and two small tumours in the spine. Medications: Kisqali, Femara…

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Hi my name is Annabel and I am 52 (born 12 July 1971) and currently learning to live with my third diagnosis of breast cancer. I live on a property in remote western Queensland with my husband and five children; 3 young adults and 2 in their last years of boarding school. I was first…

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