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You don’t “have” to take a hormone blocker. I had surgery for DCIS, and after going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/798443/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 18, 2023

Well, thanks for the info, I was curious about what oil @beckypetty was using for her...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777622/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2022

The medical oncologist was unable to determine the receptor type of the microinvasive cancer therefore he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208120/

Discussion: Microinvasive breast cancer and positive senitel lympyh node

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2018

To Flatland: My cancer was estrogen positive, progesterone negative, HER2 negative, Stage 1a DCIS with invasive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1284698/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2025

Even the best surgeons will miss the margin. They’re pretty much cutting blind except for the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1319678/

Discussion: DCIS lumpectomy - 3 surgeries needed

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 3, 2025

I was wondering but didn’t ask in this community—there were a few posts that said the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777845/

Discussion: Why remove a sentinel lymph node that shows no sign of disease?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2022

Hello: I was diagnosed with DCIS, left breast in 2018 at age 63. There was too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/304542/

Discussion: Deciding whether to have diagnostic sentinel lymph node removal

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2020

Good Morning warriors Wishing you the Lords Blessing and courage for this journey!! Last October 2023...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100805/

Discussion: Question on DCIS outcome

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

I understand. I am going through exactly what you are now. I had it removed. Stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102995/

Discussion: Invasive breast cancer: What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 10, 2024

Hi I tried tamoxifen for 6 days no thanks. Horrid side effects. I have fibro. Osteopenia,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1081501/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and Fibromyalgia

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jun 5, 2024

I had atypical ductal hyperplasia and LCIS in 2003. Found by calcifications. I had lumpectomy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064159/

Discussion: Atypical lobular hyperplasia: Did you have surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 8, 2024

Hi Marilyn. First dx. W/ DCIS in 2015, choose bilateral mastectomy. No other TX. ordered. In...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1006790/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2024

Curious if anyone has been diagnosed with DCIS with central necrosis & microcalcifications (mine was 0.6...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877893/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2023

My experience with the MRI was exactly like yours. The sound was bearable but the pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/741314/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2022

Yes, I had two with dcis attached to one of them. The largest was 1.4 cm....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873721/

Discussion: Has anyone been told that they have ctDNA in their bloodstream?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2023

I had a lumpectomy 9 days ago for DCIS stage 0. No radiation was the recommendation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806816/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2023

Do you have the details of your diagnosis? Grade? HR - or +? One or both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205256/

Discussion: Ductal carcinoma. Can surgery cause cancer to spread?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 6, 2025

I was first diagnosed with a DCIS in 2020. I had a lumpectomy and radiation. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107857/

Discussion: Anyone had cancer return while taking hormone therapy meds?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2024

Hi! May I ask your age? I am 46 and will be starting tamoxifen in a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092596/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2024

I had surgery 9/14/23 a lumpectomy also for DCIS in Situ. It too was grade 3,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/952155/

Discussion: Anyone had DCIS high-grade diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

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