DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ) — Breastcancer.org
Oct 15, 2021 · DCIS Diagnosed Outside Regular Screening Increases Invasive Disease Risk by 400%. DCIS Diagnosed Outside Regular Screening Increases Invasive Disease Risk by 400% Mar 7, 2024 If DCIS is found before regular mammograms start or in between regular screening, it more than quadruples t…. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) 219 views.
DCIS Recurrence diagnosed today — Breastcancer.org
Mar 1, 2022 · Along the way, I had a pulmonary embolism just diagnosed in December which had the OncDoc switch me from tamoxifen to arimidex. ]]Hot flashes are and have been about every 90 minutes for 2 years - have tried effexor, doubled that dose, reduced tamoxifen, tried magnesium, soy.
Can DCIS become "cancer" in 5 months? — Breastcancer.org
Oct 8, 2024 · Past and current situation. My wife, age 46, was diagnosed with stage zero DCIS 12 months ago. She received a lumpectomy (lab report showed all clear margins ( (bc. it was stage zero)) as well as no lymph involvement.) She received radiotherapy for about 2 months and decided against the 5 years of Tamoxifen offered to her.
Start tamoxifen, Yes or No? — Breastcancer.org
He advised to start tamoxifen to prevent my right breast cancer risk. The advise is to take it for 5 years. I told him I wanted to have a think. I visited a breast surgeon in another hospital, the advise was completely different. She told me tamoxifen has very little advantage for my DCIS case.
Did you consider bilateral mastectomy for DCIS?
I was 1st DX with high grade 3 DCIS in 2005 , 40 yrs old 1st mammogram, in my left breast, did radiation 7 weeks of radiation 35 treatments. Had lumpectomy 2x to get clear margins. Went on tamoxifen for 5yrs. In 2011 dx with right breast DCIS had same treatment lumpectomy 2x to get clear margins, 7 weeks radiation 35treatments.
DCIS plus HER2-positive Microinvasion — Breastcancer.org
Oct 16, 2024 · Low-Dose Tamoxifen May Be an Option to Reduce Risk of Recurrence, Invasive Disease After Non-Invasive Breast Cancer December 18, 2018 A low dose of tamoxifen after surgery reduced the risk of recurrence, as well as the risk of new invasive disease, in women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive breast intraepithelial… Lumpectomy vrs Mastectomy
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IDC and Mental Health. Hello, I've been recently Dx with IDC Grade 2, ER+, PR+, HER2+ as well as DCIS on left breast and also managing Major Depression Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and PTSD. I've had my crying ep…. Anxiety. Depression.
DCIS Treatment Plan: A New Standard of Care! - Breastcancer.org
The studies I cited that are going to change the standard of care showed that women who had excision of the DCIS cells with clear margins coupled with Tamoxifen use had a very low rate of remission. Aromatase inhibitors are also being used in tandem with DCIS tissue excision to protect against recurrence, but these drugs were not recommended ...
DCIS recurrence 4 years out from IDC — Breastcancer.org
Jan 24, 2024 · However, I need some sanity and most of you know the anxiety, worry and sick feeling in the pit of your stomach with a diagnosis - let alone a recurrence. Jan 2020 - diagnosed with IDC ER, PR+, HER2- Grade 2 - KI67<5% - 2 tumors and one lymph node involved. Had a lumpectomy, 30 radiation treatments and been on tamoxifen faithfully ever since.