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Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 24 10:10am | Replies (223)
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@staceyd2424

I have DCIS in situ. I have positive estrogens and progesterone and negative HER2. A very small tumor that was removed with a lumpectomy. I went for radiation consult and my early stage carcinoma with a 10% (actually in my case 4-6%) prognosis went to 20% via the radiologist AND he said if I don’t get radiation I have to get a mastectomy !!! I am meeting my primary oncologist again at the end of the month. I am researching that the DCIS in situ with no HER2 have a very good odds. Why is my radiologist trying to scare me so much????

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jul 14, 2023

Did you have an Oncotype DCIS?

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Jul 14, 2023

There may be something else in your pathology that is driving this. That being said, it is still not nice to tell a patient these kinds of things without explaining the reasoning.
I am glad you are going back to your medical oncologist.
I always ask my doctor to please consult with the other doctor and come to a consensus of recommendation before I decide what to do.
How are you feeling about this very scary adventure?

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salamander | @salamander | Jul 16, 2023

I got 5 sessions of radiation with a high dose at each session. Targeted. It was easy. I have DCIS with invasion to tissue but tumor was only 4mm (small) and margins were clean. I am not doing tamoxifen therapy so I wanted to do the radiation. My story! Hope that helps! God bless!

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roncii | @roncii | Jul 16, 2023

I was in the same board as you are. My oncologist also scare me by suggesting Mastetomy and not lumptomay. He said my lump was huge and could do lumptomay. That part was really scary.

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