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Hi What's lymphovascilar invasion? I had a lumpectomy it was dcis but when they did the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021693/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2024

@triciaot Oh yeah and my DCIS was 3cm. Surgeon said she removed about the size of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007697/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1, 2024

Had a small DCIS, stage 3, lumpectomy, clear margins, lymph node biopsy clean, radiation for 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1002513/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 23, 2024

Here is what my pathology report stated after a lumpectomy for DCIS, and they do say...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/993402/

Discussion: Questions regarding Pathology Report for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 7, 2024

I was debating on contacting the oncologist - although at my cancer center messages and conversations...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/993396/

Discussion: What do you use for pain from radiation fat necrosis or calcification?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 7, 2024

I have DCIS low-intermediate grade. 2 lumpectomy surgeries didn’t get clear margins. Refused radiation and tamoxifen....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988684/

Discussion: Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2023

Sterotactic biopsy is where you lay face down on a table & your breast goes through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/987249/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2023

Having DCIS is qualification enough to request the Oncotype DCIS genetic test. It will tell you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/987215/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2023

I had Invasive DCIS small tumor- less than 1cm and clear margins. I did have 5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984336/

Discussion: Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2023

DCIS stage 0 grade 3, clean margins and lymph nodes lumpectomy. 20 radiation treatments. Currently experiencing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983517/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2023

My sister has been on post-lumpectomy hormone suppressors for 8.5 years without a problem. I realize...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976046/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma and length of radiation treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

I have been diagnosed with DCIS with HERS2 positive. The doctor suggested me partial lumpectomy. Since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971416/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2023

I have DCIS stage 0 and am having lumpectimy Wednesday. How long should I expect to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970857/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2023

Several years ago I had a biopsy that identified DCIS. I had. Lumpectomy performed and there...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964721/

Discussion: No cancer found in lumpectomy tissue?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2023

IDC ( 1.9mm) and DCIS(4cm), took 3 lymph nodes all negative.Estrogen and Progesterone positive HER2 neg....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956963/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 31, 2023

I shall be thinking of you and wishing you good news on the 30th! That is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/954512/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2023

Hello! So this is my story. 2012 DCIS grade 0. I wanted a double mastectomy, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/943408/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2023

Hello, This was after lumpectomy surgery for dcis? Had you gotten radiation after the surgery?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934878/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2023

I was also diagnosed with atypical ductal hyperplasia. I just remember the nurse telling me the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934750/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2023

I had my lumpectomy on August 16th, for DCIS. I had a lot of swelling and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933252/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 20, 2023