I am an 80 year old female who just went through surgery and radiation for non-invasive DCIS breast cancer of the milk ducts. Does anyone have knowledge of this type of lumpectomy. Does anyone know if the cancer will re-occur quickly again if the margins after surgery are in question. If the margins are in question, has anyone had a re-occurance of cancer again in the same breast, or will the female have years before re-occurance again. O is this a question that has "no answer"? I am just trying to find out how many years of life can be a given to a patient after this type of hormone receptor cancer has been removed. I did not take the prescribed medication "Anastrozole" to reduce the estrogen in the tissues, because at 80 years of age, there are just two many "side effects" problems.