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Choosing the right surgeon who has an expertise in breast cancer and margins will save you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1318584/

Discussion: DCIS lumpectomy - 3 surgeries needed

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 2 11:38am

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 5:42pm

I used to teach special education- but stopped 5 years ago- I do not work now.I’m...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1319954/

Discussion: Is anyone struggling with emotional issues?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 4 8:14am

I was prescribed 20 mgs of Tamoxifin to start taking the day after I finished radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292559/

Discussion: Has anyone in the U.S. been prescribed 5mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 29 9:38am

I was diagnosed with DCIS at 65 and had a lumpectomy and reduction (and reduction in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1170409/

Discussion: Diagnosed with ILC . Thoughts on bilateral mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2024

Hi there, just wanna say how proud I am of everybody in this group. You are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1208695/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 11:48pm

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

I have asked a huge amount of questions on this issue. As stated before I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/304538/

Discussion: Deciding whether to have diagnostic sentinel lymph node removal

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2020

My DCIS was very small and the lumpectomy showed good margins. My surgeon was open to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976768/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2023

Yes, my first lumpectomy showed poor margins and along with DCIS they found invasive papillary cancer....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272438/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 2 9:45am

I had DCIS in 2003. Age 48. Sentinel nodes negative. Couldn’t get clean margins so L...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324548/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 10 6:53pm

I also had lumpectomy at MD Anderson and margin was only 1 mm on one focal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1273962/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 9:24am

10 years ago I had a nuclear grade 3 DCIS. Before knowing the grade, I opted...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190842/

Discussion: Microinvasive breast cancer and positive senitel lympyh node

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

I also have been recently diagnosed with DCIS, HR + E & P. I am 78....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1224263/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 9:54pm

Hello, My name is Melissa, I was diagnised with BC on Sept 21, 2023, the tumor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126731/

Discussion: Wondering if I'm taking the right path...

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2024

Hi, totally understand where you are coming from. I was diagnosed with DCIS right breast in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126218/

Discussion: Wondering if I'm taking the right path...

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2024

@mazingrace just fyi, letrozole addresses estradiol produced in the adrenals for those of us who are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1116425/

Discussion: Letrozole and checking estrogen levels

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 2, 2024

My DCIS is Stage 0 - Grade 3. The way it was explained to me is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115820/

Discussion: How fast does DCIS spread?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 1, 2024

Is radiation mandatory after lumpectomy for low grade stage 0 DCIS?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115522/

Discussion: How fast does DCIS spread?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Hello! If you don’t mind can you share your research also? I have DCiS stage 0...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102810/

Discussion: Invasive breast cancer: What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 10, 2024

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