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Diagnosed with breast cancer & primary lung cancer: Next steps?
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Welcome @lisawolub, I hope your surgical recovery continues to go well.
Mammograms aren’t perfect, especially if you have dense tissue. A follow up is a good idea. If they were overly concerned they likely would have recommended a different type of scan, ultrasound or MRI.
I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020 (left and metastatic), and a completely separate breast cancer in 2024 (right side).
Density can make the mammogram images more difficult to read. Sometimes an ultrasound may be helpful after that second mammogram check. Have you been told that your tissue is dense?
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@lls8000 Hi ✋ Thank you for the reply. Yes on both - I have dense tissue, and am having ultrasounds. I guess if we have a genetic predisposition/vulnerability to cancers, multiple diagnosis would be unrelated to one another.
My recovery from RLL lobectomy is going pretty well. My path came back EGFR (19 mutation), tumor 3.7cm, VPI, adenocarcinoma. My oncologist is of course talking about 3years on osimertinib and possibly chemo. I meet with the surgeon and oncologist on the 22nd. So glad to find this group. Any other sites for connecting with others?