Breast Cancer Support Group

Is laparoscopy ever used for a lumpectomy? I have a 5mm dcis tumor that I'm now scheduling for a lumpectomy. My surgeon is going to...

I had a lumpectomy on 9/14 for DCIS that was upgraded from grade 0 to grade 1-2 malignant micro aggressive via biopsys (2) (calcifications) report....

I am 66 years old and I had a lumpectomy and oncoplastic breast reduction on June 23 after being diagnosed with IDC IA, pT1a, pN0(sn),...

I was diagnosed with cancer in my left breast in 2016. I decided to have a double mastectomy and afterward I had reconstruction surgery. My...

Hello, I’m 45 years old and recently had two biopsies in my right breast. Apparently a total of 18 core samples were taken. The pathology...

I don’t know what I can ask for or expect from the plastic surgeon at a comprehensive cancer center. I wasn’t sure if I should...

Hi, my name is Kelly and recently diagnosed with stage 0 - DCIS. I made the decision to have bilateral mastectomy with nipple and nerve...

Hi, I was diagnosed with DICS ER- Multifocal in the fall. It has taken four months to get to this point in the process. Right...

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2019. The surgeon talked me into getting a lump ectomy and a breast reduction. Which I did...

I was recently diagnosed with ILC (invasive lobular carcinoma), referred to oncologist surgeon and put on letrozole for 6-8 months to shrink tumor, followed by...

I have just completed bilateral skin sparing mastectomy with diep reconstruction after having DCIS (2007) in one breast, IDC (2018) in the other breast and...

I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Right - invasion cancer (stage 2) plus 1 in-situ plus 1 atypical hyperplasia. Left - 1 in-situ...

On May 3rd I had my first mammogram = small 7mm module on left breast, medial periareolar area On May 5th I had my second...

Received very upsetting news that a new lump on my mastectomy site is indeed cancer. My mastectomy was November 24 (3.8 cm, grade 3, one...

Hi. I had a right breast mastectomy 3 days ago. I can’t understand the directions from my surgeon that was provided after surgery plus my...

Hi Community. It's been 12 days since I had my expanders replaced with implants. In 3 months, I will undergo a fat transfer from my...

I was diagnosed on 9-25 and will meet with a surgeon on 11-9. She is scheduling surgeries for December and January, depending upon priority. Dx...

Went back to the drs just now after my treatment this morning because something does not feel right. They are stopping the treatments because they...

I had breast cancer for which I underwent treatment and then bilateral mastectomy with breast reconstruction. Now I found 2 pea size lumps after having...

My sister was diagnosed with invasive papillary breast cancer about a month ago in her right breast in two small spots. No presence in her...