Last seen: Dec 31, 2025
@archi_d In simple terms, “hormone-driven” means the cancer cells seem to use the body’s natural hormones, mainly estrogen or progesterone, like fuel ...
@archi_d Not always. A higher stage doesn’t automatically mean it has travelled far across the body. Sometimes it only means it has grown beyond the c...
Most breast cancer medicines fall into a few broad groups: hormone blocking tablets for cancers that are hormone driven, chemotherapy (stronger medici...
@archi_d The ones I wouldn’t keep brushing off are unexplained bruising or bleeding, fevers that keep returning, drenching night sweats, and weight lo...
@esham If you do not have symptoms, the “how often” part usually depends on your age and what your last result showed. Many women follow a routine sch...
Yes, usually. In real life it’s rarely a one size fits all plan. Teams look at overall fitness, other medical issues, kidney and heart function, and w...
Not always. A lot of common things can nudge blood tests off for a while, like a recent infection, low iron, low B12 or folate, dehydration, inflammat...
@archi_d Because this type has a bit of an annoying habit of coming back on the bladder lining, even when it was caught early and looked low risk. New...
@esham If it’s mild and you can link it to something obvious like constipation or a pulled muscle, I’d watch it for a few days. But if it’s still ther...
@esham People’s experiences seem to vary. Mood changes like irritability, feeling low, or feeling more emotional are reported by some, and a bit of sc...
@esham A simple way to judge it is the pattern and how long it lasts. If it started with a cold, it usually improves as the cold clears, often within...
From what I understand, keeping fertility is sometimes possible, but it mostly depends on how early it’s found and what the biopsy shows. In very earl...
@esham Yes, even if symptoms come and go, I would still get them checked if they keep happening. Things like spotting after sex, bleeding between per...
@archi_d Good question, and honestly the answer is “it depends a bit on the person.” For some people, a nagging back or rib pain that doesn’t match an...
When doctors talk about “stages” of cervical cancer, they’re really just trying to answer two questions: how big is it, and where has it reached. In t...