Breast Cancer Support Group

Hello. Three years ago I had a simple, skin sparring, mastectomy with 4 sentinel lymph nodes removed. The last time I saw my surgeon, was...

I’m 42 and diagnosed with stage 1 bc in my left breast. There were two diff spots so mastectomy was recommended. I was seeing a...

I'm writing to make others aware of what I think is probably a very unusual presentation of DCIS. I started with a slightly sore breast....

I am 72, and after a suspicious area was found on my annual mammogram this spring I ended up getting a biopsy, then a partial...

I was newly diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma of left breast with metastasis in the lymph node. I want to know who did u see...

A friend of mine has had breast cancer twice...DCIS and IDC....both breasts....as I have. She told me that she had suggested mastectomy to her surgeon...

I had 2 consults this week. One recommended lumpectomy followed by radiation, then AI, and one for mastectomy with AI. One surgeon confident I didn’t...

Is the six-month mammogram six months after surgery or six minutes after radiation. My surgeon wants to do it six months after surgery my radiation...

My surgeon (surgical oncologist) told me that, with my pathology results, I'm eligible for lighter chemo. Is this possible? My cancer is her2 +, node...

Just had lumpectomy Dec 1. Pathology report was: positive margin on the posterior edge DCIS Micropapillary Grade 2. My surgeon called me yesterday for re-excision...

Three months ago i was diagnosed with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ; non-invasive) but then had to have an MRI which showed other areas of...

My surgeon said I had an “82%” chance of surviving 5 years. I was so blown away I didn’t ask when does that 5 years...

I have a small mass that is in the posterior third, near the chest wall. It was seen on mammogram but could not be located...

What is surgeon supposed to do when sentinel lymph nodes biopsy fails? I had 7 good lymph nodes removed from my right breast. I had...

I’ve just found out i have invasive lobular carcinoma. Stage 2. I have an appointment with a surgeon today and an oncologist next week. Not...

This was news to me as I searched for a bra to have after my surgery and found out this. Your surgeon can write a...

Looking for those dx. with TNBC and completed all phases of care. Does your Breast Center performs scans to look for metastases to other areas...

Surgeon told me that a lumpectomy is not recommended for a small Stage 1 Grade 2 Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma tumor due to my age 81....

I had a sudden onset of a breast infection/abcess --months after biopsy. Took a week for surgeon to prescribe antibiotics and ended up postoning my...

I was moved to tears for the life of this surgeon, researcher, advocate, author of The Breast Book and creator of army of women. Dr....