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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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@pamelafay

I have been diagnosed with intraductal carcinoma, solid type, low grade 1, with associated microcalcifications and no invasive carcinoma is identified, (per pathology report). Is this the same as DCIS? I have been scheduled for a lumpectomy to be followed with radiation. I have also been scheduled to have sentinel node biopsy at the same time. I am 70 years old and since the cancer is solely inside the duct, I do not want to have the node biopsy. I would appreaciate any thoughts and/or experiences anyone has had with this. Thank you.

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Feb 24, 2023

I would get the sentinel node biopsy if this were me. It is one or two nodes not all of them, and I wouldn’t want to find out later that it had already spread to the nodes and has now travelled elsewhere.
They call it a sentinel because it is like a guard shack, they will know if the cancer has come this way.
It is a small surgery and brings large peace of mind.
Is there something specific about this that makes you not want to have it?

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