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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?

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.

What is Trastuzumab Emtansine Trastuzumab emtansine is a type of targeted cancer drug. It is also known by its brand name Kadcyla and TDM1.

Gill Cory continues her 'SBC & Me' story.

What is Everolimus Everolimus is a targeted cancer drug that blocks cancer growth. You might have everolimus if you have advanced breast cancer that is hormone receptor positive.

Rachel Stewart continues her 'SBC & Me' story.

What is Pertuzamab Pertuzumab is a targeted cancer drug and is also known by its brand name Perjeta. What is it?It is a treatment for breast cancer.

Trastuzumab is a targeted cancer drug also known as Herceptin. It is a treatment for early and advanced breast cancer, advanced stomach cancer and cancer of where the food pipe joins your stomach.

This week's blog is about Ribociclib in the treatment of secondary breast cancer. 

What has your experience of Ribociclib been?

When were you diagnosed with secondary breast cancer? I was diagnosed with SBC on 16th March 2020.

This week’s blog is about Palbociclib in the treatment of Secondary Breast Cancer.

What has your experience of Palbociclib been?

You may have steroids as part of your treatment or to control symptoms and help you to feel better. Steroids may be given: with certain chemotherapy drugs to prevent an allergic reaction or to reduce sickness to reduce swelling and control pain when there is a secondary cancer in the liver to reduce pressure and relieve headaches and sickness when there is a secondary cancer in the brain.

Thermal ablation is used to treat different types of cancer. It uses extreme temperatures (thermal) to destroy (ablate) cancer cells.

When were you diagnosed with secondary breast cancer? I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in May 2021 What type do you have?