Breast Cancer timeline?

im working on a time line and i need to know specific dates that i should put in the timeline?

I don't know the historical time line of breast cancer, and the personal one is different for every breast cancer patient.

But here is ours:

Aug 07 : mammogram showed nothing irregular

Dec 07: Wife noticed a lump but forgot about it.

June 08: Cyst developed and tumor found

First week of July: Tests, tests and tests.
Second week of July: Results back from test and surgeon recommends a oncologist.

Port put in end of second week of July

Third week of July meet with oncologist and discuss type and cancer staged, agree upon a course of action.

Begin chemotherapy treatments: 15 weeks to reduce size of tumor.

Mastectomy in October, let heal for about three weeks and begin Taxol for 12 weeks.

After 12 weeks wait a week and a half begin 6.5 weeks of radiation.

Currently a week left of radiation.

Within timeline.

After four weeks of chemotherapy lose hair.
As we get further into chemotherapy treatments effects worsen.

Next round of chemotherapy:

Fatigue not as bad as Adriamycin and Cytoxin, but then nerve loss in fingers and toes after 3rd treatment of Taxol.

Hair returning after first round of chemotherapy, about an inch or so at the start of Taxol.

After all chemotherapy is done (about 4.5 weeks after last treatment)

Fatigue left, hair gets longer, remaining effects are:

numbness in toes, not fingers.
watery eyes


Effects of radiation:

after 3 weeks very sore skin, gets worse and pain medication needed in week five.

Radiation site changed to scar last week: Boost.

After radiation:

See surgeon after three weeks to remove port, radiation effects should be eliminated, return to "new normal".

In week three of radiation began "Active Program" designed to get energy through exercise and stretching includes seeing a physical therapist.

Overall it takes the good part of a year to get through treatment of breast cancer. Wife could not work due to fatigue.

During first five weeks of diagnosis met with two psychologist to deal with issues of breast cancer.

I am sure it is different timelines with different stages. Ours was 2B Triple Negative which required quick action and aggressive treatment.

You didn't say what sort of timeline you're working with.
Breast cancer is now at an 86% cure rate, with same-day diagnosis at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto.
As with all cancers, the earlier it's caught, the greater the chances of a cure.
The survivor rate is up 25% which means people are alive 5 years after treatment without recurrence.

Try, detection of lump, see Dr, mammogram, ultrasound, diagnosis,biopsy, oncologist consultation, surgeon consultation, surgery, chemotherapy treatments, radiation oncologist consultation, radiation treatments, reconstructive surgery, follow up visits......

Hope that is the sort of info you were needing.

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Timeline for what?