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I was diagnosed with DCIS, stage 0 grade 3 in 2 areas of my left breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120988/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2024

True! My biopsy is being delayed a few months because I’m about to go on Medicare,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085459/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with DCIS: How do I know what questions to ask?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2024

Ask your doctor to order an MRI. My Gyn/ob, ordered mine because of breast cancer in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490288/

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed DCIS Stage 0, Grade 2: Still reeling

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 12:18pm

My 2 cents about this- although I know it is a delayed response. In 2022 I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1472912/

Discussion: Found a complex cyst but no biopsy ordered ?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 2 12:08pm

I am sorry I misunderstood your abbreviation. I thought SIL was siblings. That being said, yes,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1305049/

Discussion: I have been DX with DCIS grade 1 what happens next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2025

Hi, I wanted to update my post to you from a while back… I just had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1157967/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2024

I had DCIS high grade and my surgeon sent me for a MRI. The MRI is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978428/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2023

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

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

Thank you, I needed someone else to tell me what my brain was telling me. That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1305146/

Discussion: I have been DX with DCIS grade 1 what happens next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 16, 2025

The latest research talks about women over 65 omitting radiology with early-stage breast cancer. Has your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1285730/

Discussion: Treatment plan questions following my wife's recent diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2025

I had to have a second surgery after my lumpectomy and reconstructive. My DCIS the margins...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272334/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 2, 2025

I have Stage 1a DCIS. I was offered 5 radiotherapy treatments. My radiotherapy was called hypo-fractionated,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1218168/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2025

Thank you! I just started looking in my area for an oncologist who is also a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165339/

Discussion: Who to see after DMX w/o reconstruction surgery/follow ups?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2024

Hi I am interested to know how many women on here decided not to take hormone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1055902/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

Hello @lnw! My mass was 7 mm for invasive DCIS. My oncologist said if the mass...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1051726/

Discussion: Diagnosed with invasive ductal Carcinoma 2.2mm. Er/HER2 +3 positive

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

So you are probably fine and they are just being careful. With invasive cancer, however small,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021919/

Discussion: HR+ and HER2-: Considering options with AIs or tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2024

Hi, I had almost exactly the same process happen to me, with a few exceptions. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021680/

Discussion: DCIS lumpectomy - 3 surgeries needed

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2024

I spoke with my radiologist again today and asked about the risk /(or benefit of Radiation)of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864862/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2023

Hi @kellyc14 Kelly, thank you very much for sharing. I am similar. DCIS Stage 0. 2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777546/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2022

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