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: Realizing just how many types—and subtypes—of breast cancer exist.
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with (sometimes referred to using the code-like abbreviation “HER2+ MBC”) the name alone is a lot to process.To break it down: The first part, HER2, stands for “human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.” This refers to a protein found on the surface of breast cells that helps direct how quickly those cells grow and divide.
Having HER2-positive breast cancer (also written as HER2+ breast cancer) indicates that your breast cells contain an elevated amount of this HER2 protein, which can lead those cells to grow and divide too quickly, resulting in tumors/cancer.
Since the symptoms of this type of breast cancer are the same as you’d experience with many other types of breast cancer; a biopsy is the only way to know that you’re HER2-positive; about of breast cancer cases are.Now for the second part of that hefty name: metastatic breast cancer.
An added challenge that comes with a HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis is that this type of cancer tends to be aggressive and spread quickly.
In about , by the time it’s diagnosed, HER2-positive cancer has already progressed to being breast cancer—abbreviated as MBC, and also called stage IV breast cancer, or advanced breast cancer.
(That’s the second part of the “HER2+ MBC” equation.) Metastatic means that cancer has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body, like your lymph nodes, bones, brain, or other organs and that the disease can no longer be completely cured, just paused, slowed, and managed.
Even when HER2-positive breast cancer is discovered as early-stage cancer and treated into remission, because it’s aggressive, it often comes back later in the
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Self Esteem has teamed up with Meadowhall to launch a limited-edition t-shirt to raise vital funds for breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now.The design of the t-shirt was inspired by the Meadowhall dome-inspired outfit worn on-stage by Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – at Glastonbury 2022 as a tribute to the Sheffield-based shopping and leisure destination, which she has shared held a special place in her heart since childhood.The garment was created in collaboration with Ollie Spragley, the designer of the original Glastonbury outfit, who has his own personal experience of breast cancer with this year marking the tenth anniversary of his mother passing due to the illness.A post shared by Meadowhall (@lovemeadowhall)“I am honoured to have been involved in such an amazing project and genuinely believe we’ve taken a beautiful design and turned it into something that will help to change people’s lives,” said Spragley in a press release. “The charity we are supporting is very close to my heart – with Breast Cancer Now, under its former name, providing crucial support to my family when we needed it most, and I’m so pleased to give something back.”Speaking about the collaboration in a press release, Self Esteem said: “I was blown away by the reaction to the outfit after Glastonbury, especially after wearing something that was so personal to me.
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(sometimes called “HER2+ MBC” or “HER2+ breast cancer”) can feel like riding a roller coaster. Amid the initial shock and fear that accompanies any cancer diagnosis, there’s another low that comes when your oncologist tells you that this specific type of breast cancer tends to be aggressive and spread quickly.
Helen Flanagan has been flooded with positive comments after making a change to her recent sexier social media posts. The actress took to Instagram as she shared some sweet clips of her and her kids modelling matching Christmas pyjamas.
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