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I understand your anguish. I have had my third surgery for DCIS. Intermediate grade. First two surgeries could not get a clear margin. Waiting 3 weeks for the path report on this last surgery. I am also very confused on the treatment of this. The first surgeon told me it will definitely turn into an invasive cancer. How does he know that? The surgeries were not bad and I did prefer removing it rather than working about it being there, but three surgeries!
According to the Mayo Clinic DCIS IS cancer. "Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is the presence of abnormal cells inside a milk duct in the breast.
DCIS is considered the earliest form of breast cancer. DCIS is noninvasive, meaning it hasn't spread out of the milk duct and has a low risk of becoming invasive." Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dcis/symptoms-causes/syc-20371889
Yes I am also waiting- got a nutrition referral-genetic testing-pending and that’s that - time to get on with it instead of mentally anguishing for the what if