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I am 72 and was diagnosed with TNBC in November 2022. My family practice doctor sent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832500/

Discussion: Mastectomies are not an option for those over 65???!!!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

I am a new member (@Ahs7755) and I was recently diagnosed with Paget’s Breast Cancer. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831435/

Discussion: Paget's of nipple and other areas of breast

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 24, 2023

I had DCIS & had a lumpectomy. I chose not to get radiation because my pathology...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829491/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 21, 2023

Yes! I could not do the drugs... side effects, and I had them ALL. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826168/

Discussion: Has to wait for a month to get an MRI

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 14, 2023

Cluster of calcifications picked up from screening appt in December. Imaging, ultrasound, biopsy confirmed DCIS left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/824077/

Discussion: Diagnosed yesterday, small calcifications in my left breast.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

I am scheduled for a double mastectomy on March 21 at the Mayo in Jacksonville. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822250/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2023

I am so upset I too were not info. I never signed a consent of any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821446/

Discussion: Locator clips placed during lumpectomy for radiation therapy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 6, 2023

I am new to this group and just saw this posting. I used a breast sling...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821244/

Discussion: Breast rash

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 5, 2023

Hi Lois - I will say that initially I was also a mess - so many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819861/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 2, 2023

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, she had a successful lumpectomy. Some time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819181/

Discussion: Angiosarcoma of the breast caused by previous breast radiation

Support Group: Sarcoma

Posted: Mar 1, 2023

Hi callalloo, From what I read your massage, you had lumpectomy of DCIS, but will not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816711/

Discussion: Locator clips placed during lumpectomy for radiation therapy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2023

I had bilateral lumpectomies in July 2021: DCIS/IDC in right breast; ILC in left breast. Clean...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816601/

Discussion: Bone Pain in Multiple Places Due to Tamoxifen Use?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2023

I'm 81 and had 6 weeks of radiation every day when I was 79 after a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816157/

Discussion: Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hi Nancy, Thank you for your reply. I, too, have Lobular carcinoma..I can barely stand to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815262/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 22, 2023

I had a lumpectomy 6 months ago then one week only of radiation (new protocol, 3000...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810783/

Discussion: Ending Tamoxifen after 5 years!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 13, 2023

This is of immediate interest to me. I'm having a lumpectomy this week. The cancer is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807340/

Discussion: Lumpectomy without radiation vs Mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

Hi - Hang in there and so understand where your "are" - I finished my 19...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/804782/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1, 2023

What type of reconstruction did u have? Decisions to be made here too🙁… nipple saving, skin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795324/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2023

I think the questions above are excellent and a good place to start. I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793986/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 8, 2023

@boathouse, Hi, I don't understand.....you had 5 weeks of radiation after the bilateral? What did they...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791890/

Discussion: Before ANY Breast Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2023

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