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Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 11 9:29pm | Replies (227)

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@elsie37

Terrible and uncaring response, "plenty of women take it." But plenty cannot. Still, why don't you give the meds a try? If they are not for you and the side effects are not tolerable, then absolutely quit. Giving the drugs a try means you know you have explored all the options. They called ADH cancerous cells? Again, terrible and inaccurate! You may get better advice at the "cancer prevention" center. Please share after the 8th, if you wish. One piece of advice I'll share is from a Nurse Practicioner at one of those "cancer prevention" centers who advised waiting a year after an atypia diagnosis (like yours) to see how increased surveillance goes for you over a year's time and to see how you feel about it. Your diagnosis does not require immediate action and it is likely you will have a different perspective after a year--not necessarily a change in your decision, but you'll have a year to digest this upsetting news, do some research, talk to some experts, etc. That will provide a different perspective. Best of luck to you, @confused76. Indeed it is a confusing time when newly diagnosed with ADH.

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My understanding is that ADH or ALH is not technically 'cancer' but pre cancer. It may become an invasive cancer or may not. That's the challenge we face as patients and that doctors face. Removing them in a lumpectomy surgery would eliminate those cells that could potentially become cancer.