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Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20 10:00am | Replies (345)
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@windyshores

ki67% is one of the proliferative factors in the Oncotype, according to the company. My ki67% was 20 (low end of high) but Oncotype was 8. Grade 3, LVI. It's so confusing!

With both breasts gone, I also wonder how the heck I can tell there is metastasis. I read about that blood test and am going to ask if that can catch metastasis.

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lcr2017 | @lcr2017 | Oct 18, 2022

My concern too. I don’t think you can…Next check up is January. 🤞🏻

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callalloo | @callalloo | Oct 18, 2022

As problematic as they can be, there are cases (including two mentioned on Mayo Connect, I believe) where tumor markers were the only sign that something was going wrong. I recall one writer here noting that they saved her life as they led to deeper examination and PET (or MRI) scan that found distant recurrence.

I wish that there were more consistent methodology for monitoring this stuff as relying solely on mammo or ultrasound seems woefully inadequate for identifying distant cancers early.

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