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Secondary Breast Cancer patients regularly work with their oncologists to find treatments that work for them. Today, Carine explains her treatment.

When were you diagnosed with SBC? I was diagnosed with SBC in December of 2017 aged 41.

When were you diagnosed with SBC? I was diagnosed with SBC 12th June 2019.

I was diagnosed 'de novo' in May of 2017. After months of crippling back pain which was blamed on pregnancy by my non too fussed GP : ( I lost movement in my right arm and I was being investigated for that as they thought it was linked to endometriosis which I had been living with since the age of 19.

When were you diagnosed with SBC? I was originally diagnosed in May 2003.

A diagnosis of secondary breast cancer often comes after severe chronic pain in the back or joints which is caused when the cancer has metastasised to other parts of the body and in particular to the bones. Your Oncologist is the person who would refer you for a bone scan.

Secondary breast cancer patients are constantly working with oncologists to identify treatments, tablets and medicines that keep them stable. Each patient's body is unique and as such, each course of treatment is unique.

When were you diagnosed with SBC? I was diagnosed in October 2019 How were you diagnosed with SBC?

A secondary breast cancer diagnosis often comes soon after a diagnosis for primary cancer. A cancer is considered metastatic (or secondary) when it spreads to a new part of the body.

A secondary breast cancer diagnosis is life changing. Over the past months, we’ve heard from members of the Make 2nds Count Community who have told us about their journey and explained how much of a learning curve they’ve been on.

When were you diagnosed with SBC? Confirmed May 2016 How were you diagnosed with SBC?

When were you diagnosed with SBC? June 2018 How were you diagnosed with SBC?

My SBC story so far starts back around August 2015 when I noticed a few things were different with my left breast. It had swollen to almost twice the size of the right breast and was constantly hot to the touch and had a kind of puckered look to it.

So far in our info posts we have covered where secondary breast cancer can spread to and also HER2 status. Today we are talking about Oestrogen receptor breast cancer or as it is more commonly known ER+ or ER-.

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