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Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 27, 2023 | Replies (122)
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Sorry you are dealing with this suddenly. Many of us have been there and are fine now!
You will meet with a surgeon and oncologist. Your biopsy will provide some information but the pathology after surgery provides more.
I bought the Mayo Clinic breast cancer book which I found helpful. But too much googling is not helpful! These days, for certain cancers, a test called the Oncotype is used to determine treatment and many of us avoid chemo as a result.
Keep us posted! The first days of waiting are the hardest. Once you have a plan you just do it. It has been 8 1/2 years for me now since my diagnosis.
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I am a newbie x 2 weeks. It is invasive lobular carcinoma. My surgery for a lumpectomy with a larger margin is in 5 days. I am a RN who worked as an outpatient and my latest employment was a nurse in a inhouse hospice facility so I have seen and know more than I want so yes, I am not so scared of the diagnosis but it is the "Invasive" portion that I am scared about. I have read up on my diagnosis which probably is not be a good thing to do but I did it anyway. My surgeon oncologist said I will need radiation of unknown length of time and a anti-estrogen receptive oral therapy and I read for 5 to 10 years duration. How prone is metastasis disease with this oral medication route? Does anyone know the answer to my question.
I don't need an exact answer but I would like to see if one could tell me what they think.