Breast Cancer Symptoms and Signs

Mukta Bhonsule, 55 was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer 9 years ago in Mumbai. She shares her journey with breast cancer, the survivorship issues she deals with and the challenges of balancing this as a caregiver of a COPD patient. I was diagnosed with Grade 3 Stage 2A Breast Cancer(HER 2+) in May 2013. What were your early symptoms. I was on a holiday in Goa and it was very hot there. When I got back, I had itching in my breast which I thought was due to heat and sweat. I spoke to my…

Shormistha Mukherjee, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, authors a book about her treatment and struggles with disarming honesty and hilarious observations. She wishes to emphasize that cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence as depicted in most films and books. Read her insightful interview. Congratulations on the success of your book ‘Cancer, You Picked the Wrong Girl’. It is a brilliant blend of health and humour. What motivated you to write this book? Actually there were two…

Breast Cancer Survivors live with constant fear and anxiety of relapse. They often wonder what they can do to reduce the risk of recurrence. They want to be better prepared but also know how to manage their emotions better. Join us on this webinar to understand this topic better. Can I prevent recurrence of breast cancer? What percentage of breast cancer survivors will have recurrence?  How can I deal with my constant worry and anxiety? PatientsEngage and Biocon Biologics brought together…

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Act Now. Save Lives! Breast Cancer is becoming the number 1 cancer among urban Indian women. A significant number of women affected are below the age of 40.  PatientsEngage brings together a panel to discuss the reasons behind this rise, the challenges in screening and diagnosis for young women, the risk factors that Indian women, especially young women should be aware of and what each woman should do to reduce her risk and catch it early. The panelists are: Dr. Rohini Patil, Breast Cancer…

Cancer patients and survivors can travel. However it is important to follow good travel practices. Dr. Shital Patel shares tips which include valuable contribution from Urvi Sabnis, Nandita Muralidhar and Mona Choudhuri, all cancer survivors. As a cancer patient, before you embark on any journey, make sure you acquire the consent of your treating doctor. Schedule it so that you do not miss out on any follow-up appointments or tests. Make sure you are feeling fit and healthy, start off with…

Nidhi Maini shares her many challenges with breast cancer, how she found solutions to deal with these challenges, what worked as well as what was not helpful. She also shares some of the photographs she took to help her cope. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2019, a few days after I turned 43. It came as a shock; well, it sounds cliched but, it was a bolt out of nowhere. I was living a fairly healthy life or so I believed. There was no indication of anything amiss till I…

Rashi talks about her sensible approach to dealing with breast cancer and  taking all the help and support she could get. She also talks about why she chose to do genetic testing and how that influenced the future course of action.  Please tell us a bit about your condition .When were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed with breast cancer in right breast. It was Stage 1 with involvement of one axiallary node. Feb, 2014. I was 33 years old. What were the early symptoms? What made you go see…

We know that cancer affects the patient. But do we know how it affects daughters of women who have #breastcancer? Especially when the daughters are in their teens or even younger. We speak to three young women who will share the experience from their perspective and how they coped with it and their suggestions for others in the same situation.  Watch our panelists share their feelings and their learnings in this conversation.  Anjali Sabnis Aswathy Mariam Varghese Krina Majithiya…

Rucha Ambe, has spent the last 3 years battling Breast Cancer multiple times. She talks about how it has impacted her and how her family and friends have rallied around to support her. Can you give us a quick synopsis of your breast cancer occurrences - initial symptoms, diagnosis, treatment. First Breast Cancer Diagnosis In end Dec 2017 I was diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer which was triple positive (HER2 ER/PR positive).  Apart from a lump in my breast that kept slowly but surely…