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I was diagnosed Nov 2024 DCIS, stage zero, no family history because I'm adopted so they...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1259651/

Discussion: Letrozole and checking estrogen levels

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 16 3:05pm

Putting this into perspective of time. 40 years ago, they were still doing radical or Halstead...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1268485/

Discussion: Has anyone forgone sentinel node biopsies?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28 8:58am

I had a lumpectomy at 79, chemo and radiation 5 days a week for 6 weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1270924/

Discussion: Looking for research re: taking AI drugs vs not taking them

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31 11:56am

I am 71. If you do research on internet lots of information on lower dosages. Research...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1285266/

Discussion: Any long-term success stories from those NOT taking hormone therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 19 9:28am

I want to thank all of you for sharing your experiences. I have had lumpectomies and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1248618/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy & Reconstructive Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 10:48am

Thank you for asking and I am doing great. Had a very small tumor and the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1255910/

Discussion: Stage 1 lobular breast cancer, anyone no treatment after surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 11 10:24pm

I've also been on Letrozole 2 yrs and I would say the last month my fatigue...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1258489/

Discussion: Side effects of Letrozole after taking 2yrs

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 15 10:16am

Hi I had a lumpectomy to my right breast, 1 sentinal node removed. 20 radiation treatments....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1280609/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13 7:56am

I just finished radiation therapy two months ago following a lumpectomy (Nov. '24) with what I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1285597/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 19 4:33pm

I was diagnosed and had right breast lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy in Jan 2024. Full...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272021/

Discussion: Any long-term success stories from those NOT taking hormone therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 1 5:37pm

I had a lumpectomy almost two weeks ago. 8mm IDC stage 1B. Staging of a tumor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1282783/

Discussion: A lot of questions: DCIS treatments and second opinions?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 15 6:51pm

1. No idea about twilight 2. They won’t know how much radiation until the pathology report...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1282990/

Discussion: A lot of questions: DCIS treatments and second opinions?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16 7:15am

I'm not so generous or forgiving. I would have been very upset, o.k. angry, if clean...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1273761/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 3 11:01pm

I did not take it. I am two years out. Did not get breasts removed. Stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1249561/

Discussion: Why Anastrazole if I Had a Bilateral Mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 1:31pm

I made the same decision. Had a lumpectomy 3 weeks ago, no node involvement, etc. stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1251748/

Discussion: Off Anastrozole and Letrozole after a year

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 6 11:20am

I was diagnosed with Stage 1 lobular cancer in January of 2023. I had a lumpectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1257012/

Discussion: Stage 1 lobular breast cancer, anyone no treatment after surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 11:47am

I also had lumpectomy at MD Anderson and margin was only 1 mm on one focal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1273962/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 9:24am

Yes, my first lumpectomy showed poor margins and along with DCIS they found invasive papillary cancer....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272438/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 2 9:45am

I,m 77 and was diagnosed in May 2024. Had a lumpectomy. I had 2 lumps and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1273289/

Discussion: Breast cancer radiation after 70? What options have you considered?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 3 11:21am

I had 2 weeks radiation following my lumpectomy stage 1 lobular also. One week full breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1270306/

Discussion: 1 Week vs 3 Week Whole Breast Radiation Schedule after Lumpectomy DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30 2:59pm

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