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Hello Kelly and all, I'm new to this forum. I'm 60, had lumpectomy surgeries for Stage...

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Discussion: Looking for research re: taking AI drugs vs not taking them

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 26 9:56am

I was diagnosed Nov 2024 DCIS, stage zero, no family history because I'm adopted so they...

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Discussion: Letrozole and checking estrogen levels

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 16 3:05pm

I had DCIS. I had to have 3 surgeries to get a clear margin. I also...

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Discussion: Taking Tamoxifen long term, between 5-10 years after breast cancer.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 8:43am

There is an Oncotype for DCIS. I would insist on it. But that's me. Is your...

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Discussion: Should I not be taking hormone inhibitors after mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 21 7:04am

I think not long ago someone shared the link of a podcast regarding dormant cancer cells....

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 6:57pm

Are you getting your care/treatment at Mayo? I am in Austin, TX, but flew to Mayo...

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 13 8:14am

I was diagnosed in May with bilateral DCIS, HR+, grade 3 in the left, grade 2...

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2024

My aunt had DCIS. She went through surgery, radiation, and took Tamoxifen for 7 years. No...

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2024

Hi. I'm going in for surgery too. I had DCIS and it was invasive. Large tumor,...

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Discussion: Breast Surgery; any advice to prepare for surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2024

I'm in the same circumstance! I'm 70 and the DCIS was so small that it was...

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Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2024

Hi Wondering if anyone has experienced tinnitus while on tamoxifen any dose. This is my sixth...

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Discussion: Anyone taking 5 mg Tamoxifen: Do you have side effects with 5 mg?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

Here’s what I looked at to make my decision- I was 67 at diagnosis, DCIS only,...

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Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2024

Oh, we threw everything at it. My oncologist stresses that I'm at high risk of recurrence...

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Discussion: ER positive breast ca preventative hysterectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 29, 2024

I was diagnosed with DCIS and had a lumpectomy 12 years ago followed by radiation. My...

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Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

I was diagnosed 16 yrs ago,, and diagnosed this year w a NEW cancer in contralateral...

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Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2023

You stated that have Invasive ductal cancer stage 1 ,but then the path report said DCIS,...

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Discussion: Invasive breast cancer: What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2023

I had 35 rads 16 yrs ago for grade 1 DCIS in my right breast. I...

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Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

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

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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...

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Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2023

I took letrozole for 5 years without significant side effects. It is possible that the people...

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Discussion: Decision about Letrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 28, 2023

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