Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Posted by 6750 @6750, Mar 2, 2019

I have rec’d 4 chemo + 16 radiation treatments for invasive. Has lumpectomie 1st....then one week later...
Dissection 17 lymph nodes & 3 tumors removed tumors
Got clean margin.

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@pinkybabar1962

Thanks for your information doctor is planning to give me chemo taxotere and cytoxan 4 cycle
My chemo will starts on 19 July please pray I will use Digni cap to prevent my hair loss

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Glad to hear that! Praying and thinking of you. I start my chemo on the 20th.

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My ki67 10%
Oncotype 20%

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@pinkybabar1962

What is your Oncotype number

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Ki 67 10%
Oncotype 20%

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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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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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@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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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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@salamander

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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I only have done X-tray and and I will go for scan on Tuesday. Much wasnt dont yet. After the scan the oncologist said we will go for operation.

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@chickenmom10

Ki 67 10%
Oncotype 20%

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Your score were good my were higher than you that way option is chemo and radiation both

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@pinkybabar1962

I am planning to refuse chemo requesting my medical oncologist start my hormonal therapy I saw chemotherapy effect on my case only 10% .Is any body refuse chemotherapy

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I initially tried chemo but after a horrible allergic reaction I decided it wasn’t for me. I had stage III cancer and just felt that it would make my condition worse. I’ve also heard that my type of cancer is somewhat chemo resistant. I had initially tried Taxol. It is very disheartening that the best thing we have in 2023 to fight this dreaded disease is 40 year old toxic tree bark. Take care.

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I refused verzenio because the side affect risk were worse. It would have only got me 4% from 86 to 90 percent in 9 years. I’m at low to medium risk. I believe from changing my eating habits for better I can change those numbers.

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@sm22

I initially tried chemo but after a horrible allergic reaction I decided it wasn’t for me. I had stage III cancer and just felt that it would make my condition worse. I’ve also heard that my type of cancer is somewhat chemo resistant. I had initially tried Taxol. It is very disheartening that the best thing we have in 2023 to fight this dreaded disease is 40 year old toxic tree bark. Take care.

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Amen!

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