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Hi! I received 19 radiation treatments - you will learn more about the makeup of your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872804/

Discussion: Where to begin with treatment in or south of Boston

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 5, 2023

I'm almost 78 and was diagnosed with Stage 2b ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma) at the end...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1409909/

Discussion: Anyone forego radiation? Research, personal experience, outcomes

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2025

I have just been diagnosed with stage 1 ILC. Seeing surgeon this week for info. 57...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/648049/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2021

Yes—it is infuriating. It is a flaw in the system. Looking back at my mammogram reports...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1080678/

Discussion: Detecting cancer in women with dense breasts: MRI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2024

Hi! I had ILC lumpectomy (1.8cm, no nodes) in late Nov 2022 and finished 19 treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885398/

Discussion: Radiation and Invasive Lobular Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2023

I am so sorry you went through this. My onco changed me from Anestrozole to Exmestame...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1204566/

Discussion: Is it just me, or do others suffer with no help too?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 5, 2025

Greetings all, Just adding my experience here. Diagnosed with ILC in August 2023 in right breast,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1341475/

Discussion: LCIS - help me make it make sense

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 5, 2025

Thank you for your reply. This was helpful to me because it shows efficacy of this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1182184/

Discussion: Anyone taking cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2024

@lesliek808 it's interesting how different our experiences are. I'm 72 with early-stage ILC & the 1st...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1506218/

Discussion: Debating AIs vs Tamoxifen with fibromyalgia, severe arthritis, EDS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 15 8:43am

It is so interesting how we perceive our medical treatments. In Nov 2022, at 57 yrs,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908924/

Discussion: Invasive breast cancer: What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2023

In 2013 I had bil Mx based in large part on decisions I made after MRI...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771888/

Discussion: LCIS: What treatment(s) did you choose?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2022

@jmab I may be wrong but I thought I read ILC doesn't respond particularly well to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511440/

Discussion: What treatment decisions did you make with stage 1, Oncotype 34?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 21 4:45pm

My heart is with you! Your friend is right. My ILC was picked up with a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955947/

Discussion: 5 year recheck at Oncology - Next Steps

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2023

@wyowyld thank you for sharing your decision about AI’s. I am 61, ILC stage 1A, right...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1423071/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2025

@svelasquez1, you might also appreciate this related discussion: - Just diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC):...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/913024/

Discussion: Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia AND Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 14, 2023

I have ILC and of course like all of us try to stay updated on how...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007693/

Discussion: Alpha Lipoic Acid, physician recommended?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1, 2024

Thanks, Colleen. I feel we lobsters are a little bit of a unique group and the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/735701/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2022

Can anyone tell me when what type and how often cancer follow-ups are needed after surgery(lumpectomy),...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/846304/

Discussion: Invasive breast cancer: What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 20, 2023

I know you had an early stage of breast cancer, but was it aggressive in terms...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1359461/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2025

I took letrozole to reduce the breast tumor (ILC) for 6 months and found I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522526/

Discussion: Has anyone on letrozole experienced extreme fatigue?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 1:37pm

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