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Hi all. I saw the oncologist yesterday (my ‘second opinion doctor’) regarding test results. This second,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/755633/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2022

Hi Rene, I was diagnosed with DCIS last month and will be having a lumpectomy on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746013/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2022

I’m 62 years old & a “newbie” & just starting my journey with DCIS. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/744924/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 3, 2022

DCIS, by definition means ductal carcinoma in situ, and not invasive. The recommendation usually includes a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/741796/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 26, 2022

I just had first mammo/us 6months post radiation. Will be getting an MRI in the next...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/741382/

Discussion: Anyone else diagnosed with IDC & ILC, at the same time?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2022

I was curious if anyone else had been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/740651/

Discussion: Anyone else diagnosed with IDC & ILC, at the same time?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2022

At age 45, I had a lumpectomy, chemo (2000) and 6.5 weeks of radiation on left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723851/

Discussion: Anyone decide not to do reconstruction after getting the expander in?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 5, 2022

I had DCIS triple negative in 2012 and lumpectomy and radiation. In 2021 I had another...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/707165/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2022

Absolutely. Right there with you - with your thinking. I had DCIS in 2004 and had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693513/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 27, 2022

We would need more info to helpfully commenet. Some people with DCIS are doing no treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/659655/

Discussion: Ductal carcinoma in situ in one breast, lobular hyperplasia in other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2021

Botton line is that you do not yet have an invasive cancer. The DCIS is now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/659095/

Discussion: Ductal carcinoma in situ in one breast, lobular hyperplasia in other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 2, 2021

I had a lumpectomy 2 years ago for DCIS INSITU. The doctor wanted to put me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647304/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2021

my case...DCIS in right breast in 2007 and idc in left breast in 2018.... lumpectomies with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/252866/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2020

Hi, orienteer, I had a similar experience to yours. I am post menopausal (70) and noticed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1499908/

Discussion: Has anyone chosen active surveillance over surgery for DCIS?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6 11:56pm

Hello @l26. This has to feel disorienting, not knowing what is going on with my body...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498580/

Discussion: My diagnosis of DCIS was downgraded to ADH after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 5 9:12am

I had atypical hyperplasia on one breast after multiple mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsy clips. A lumpectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1468553/

Discussion: Lumpectomy + radiation VS Mastectomy -- pros cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2025

I was diagnosed with DCIS in 01-2002, had two lumpectomies, 30 fractions of radiation. All mammograms...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1450873/

Discussion: Amy long-term survivors in our group?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 1, 2025

Yes, I have atypical ductal Hyperplasia and had a similar experience. The first cancer center diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1445907/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 24, 2025

I’m 70, diagnosed with DCIS and maybe a tiny amount of IDC (depends on who you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1431592/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2025

@ckf1317 Hello, I highly recommend genetic testing! It is one of the best things I ever...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1417868/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

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