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Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? Yes How many changes to treatment have you had?

When were you diagnosed with secondary breast cancer? Jan 2019 What type do you have?

Today I want to share with you a story about one of our supporters, Kimberly & her husband Sean. Kimberly was diagnosed with primary Triple negative breast cancer in October 2018 when she was 40 years old.

Exemestane is a type of hormone therapy drug. You might have it as a treatment for breast cancer after you have had the menopause.

Anastrozole is a type of hormone therapy. It is a treatment for breast cancer that is hormone sensitive.

When were you diagnosed with secondary breast cancer? I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer on the 13th June 2022 in my brain following a seizure whilst out running.

What is Letrozole Letrozole is a hormonal therapy drug used to treat breast cancer in women who have been through the menopause. Sometimes it is used to treat breast cancer in men.

Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? I am still on the same treatment of Letrozole.

Fulvestrant “the final overall survival results of the phase III SWOG S0226 trial show that the addition of first-line fulvestrant to anastrozole was associated with improved overall survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive metastatic breast cancer.” https://ascopost.com/issues/may-25-2019/fulvestrantanastrozole-in-metastatic-breast-cancer/ What is Fulvestrant? Fulvestrant is a hormone treatment for post menopausal women with locally advanced or advanced breast cancer.

Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? I am on the same treatment as at diagnosis 25 months ago.

Anastrozole Anastrozole is an Aromatase inhibitors which is a type of hormone therapy drug used to treat breast cancer in women who have gone through a natural menopause (when periods stop). It is a treatment for breast cancer that is hormone sensitive.

Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? Not yet but could be in next few weeks How many changes to treatment have you had?

Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? Yes How many changes to treatment have you had?

Tamoxifen Tamoxifen is a hormone therapy for breast cancer in both women and men. It lowers the risk of early breast cancer coming back (recurring) after surgery or developing in the other breast.

When were you diagnosed with secondary breast cancer? I was diagnosed back in July 2012.