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@frogjumper—I, too, am going back and forth about radiation. My diagnosis was low grade, stage 0...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864863/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2023

The statistic I was given today at my surgeons office was 40% recurrence without radiation and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861931/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2023

@chm64 - Hello! I have been following the replies you are receiving, and I LOVE to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999492/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 18, 2024

@kstar077, @ema1, @enaska1 - Hello ladies! I thought I would chime in with my experience. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994967/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 10, 2024

I am following your post because I too have developed debilitating joint pain but in my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986766/

Discussion: Can joint pain of aromatase inhibiters (AIs) be reversed completely?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2023

@mchler73 the lower the better. There are different cut offs for chemo based on age. Here...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949264/

Discussion: Anyone else blindsided by oncotype testing?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2023

I’d suggest you ask them for a clear understanding of your risk of local recurrence, distant...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948345/

Discussion: Should I do Radiotherapy or not? I am 71 years old

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

Hi! I appreciate all your thoughtful responses! Just to clarify, I’m in favor of all kind...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/931379/

Discussion: Can a biopsy needle turn a DCIS into invasive cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 17, 2023

I am curious to know if any of you ladies who had a lumpectomy post DCIS...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885589/

Discussion: Hormone vaginal meds?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2023

Hi. I finished radiation 20 treatments last month after double lumpectomies. I didn’t want radiation since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860748/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 16, 2023

Following a diagnosis of DCIS, I had a lumpectomy 10 years ago. Although I opted out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851946/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 30, 2023

I have also chosen not to take the meds, because the increase in probably protection is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823262/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 9, 2023

I started Exemestane back in Nov. '22. The first few weeks I really felt awful. Fatigue,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810678/

Discussion: Side effects of exemestane (Aromasin)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 13, 2023

Here are questions that Mayo Clinic lists on their article about DCIS https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dcis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20371895 Below are some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793895/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 8, 2023

@elliej: Atypical ductal hyperplasia (see below) is not cancer yet so that may be why radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764085/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2022

Hi - I feel like we are in sort of of the same situation. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762150/

Discussion: Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2022

@jennie23b 3b you can have the Oncotype Dx done anytime after your surgery, even a year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/755469/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2022

Welcome @finallyretired. Being freshly diagnosed with DCIS is likely not the retirement gift you were hoping...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/744397/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 1, 2022

ER+ HER2- DCIS is the most common breast cancer from what I was told and read....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/721530/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2022

@callalloo, did you have DCIS? Remind me. @tygerrag2 it is impossible to comment without knowing your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720210/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2022

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