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Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20 10:00am | Replies (345)Comment receiving replies
@ckins105 did you have an Oncotype DCIS done?
I had grade 3 invasive mixed ductal and lobular, with lymphovascular invasion, but a low Oncotype.
Like you seem to, I preferred mastectomy over radiation (and had the non-cancer breast removed as well). But at stage 0 I am not sure what I would do!
Tamoxifen, according to docs and the Oncotype report, cuts risk approximately by half. I assume you are pre-menopausal? Is your ER+ high?
These are tough decisions and I hope you trust your doc and have support.
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They told me they do not run the genetic testing on the DCIS - yes pre menopausal. DCIS high grade with focal necrosis-they said my lesions were so small that it was even hard to classify as DCIS - I feel like I have been given the gift to catch so very early that I need to take care of it completely before the inevitable. I will be asking for a bilateral as have some benign post biopsy sites in my other breast . Er+ and PgR + . I am awaiting a DCIS ion rt test to see how it my specific path would react to radiation. I am a nurse so I have some knowledge and background but not enough to prepare me for trying to figure out what to do .