Barron's Journey with Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcin...
Patient: Breast Cancer > Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcinoma
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: almost 16 years ago, Female, Age: 75, Stage IV, HER2 Positive: Yes, ER Positive: Don't Know, PR Positive: Don't Know
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I have lost most of my taste but otherwise doing fine. The new drug xeloda has caused my loss of taste. Only sweet things taste good.
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I never missed a mammogram but it never detected the cancer until it was already stage 4. This is my 6th year from drug only , no surgery, or radiation