
DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)
Just diagnosed, in treatment, or finished treatment for DCIS.
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DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)
Just diagnosed, in treatment, or finished treatment for DCIS.
Discussion List
- For helpful information, check out Breastcancer.org's DCIS section. There is also advice and personal experiences from other community members here on the discussion boards, including: A layperson's g…
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- I have a recent diagnosis with DCIS moderate to high grade. Has anyone else received this diagnosis and chosen to do nothing but monitor the situation? I went from biopsy and ultrasound results with a…
- Hi! I had a double mastectomy done 11/17. Surgeon did not get lymph node biopsy? I was wondering if there is someone here who have same experience? TIA
- Hi All. I am 41years old. When I was in my 20's I was diagnosed with PCOS. In 2023 I experienced a slight tingle in my right breast I knew was hormonal, but to appease my nagging husband, I went and w…
- Just got my final pathology report after BMX, still pure DCIS. My Surgeon said no chemo, no radiotherapy and no tamoxifen. After reading through the whole report, there is one additional comment I don…
- I am really struggling to make a decision about the best path forward, so I've come to learn from all of you. I am still waiting on genetic testing results to come through, but have no reason to belie…
- Have been taking letrozole for about 4 months after DCIS (w/clear margins), and preventative radiation treatment. Seem to be free of noticeable side effects except it appears to cause a cough and a 'd…
- I am new to this site and wonder if what I'm experiencing is normal. I had DMX with immediate reconstruction with tissue expanders on December 20th. My PS filled the expanders with air during the surg…
- Hi all, this is my first time posting here and am so grateful that this forum exists. My wife has had an incredibly stressful few months to say the least. In September she went in for her yearly mammo…
- Active Monitoring May Be as Good as Surgery for Low-Risk DCIS Dec 20, 2024 Two-year rates of invasive cancer were similar for women whether they had surgery or frequent mammograms, but more research i…
- I am 37 and was recently diagnosed with DCIS ER+ and recommended to have a lumpectomy, radiation and hormone therapy. I am very concerned and resistant to radiation and hormone therapy, but will deal …
- Has anyone had this? My primary tumor is DCIS, and no definite invasion seen from path report. But the one sentinel they took showed Isolated Tumor Cell. The surgeon wasn't too worried about it, said …
- Hi everyone, This is my first time posting. I have a DCIS (grade 3 ER+ PR+) diagnosis and am kind of stuck between having a mastectomy or trying cryoablation first. In order to make that decision, I a…
- The Dr. gave me the choice lumpectomy or mastectomy. As she said it was caught early and still inside the duct I picked lumpectomy. Surgery went well, no complications, clean margins, clean lymph node…
- Hi I had DCIS surgery to remove crystallised area about size of stock cube. Am resting and started the physio. I am keen to get back to walking and lower body strengthening. Any advice about when it w…
- Hello Ladies, My Onc ordered Aromasin today after being in Arimidex for several months. My finger joints were swelling and painful, as is my knee and pelvis when I walk. I am still on Zoladex and had …
- Thank you very much for this space. I am informed about DCIS, but have a question which I cannot find an answer to anywhere on the internet. After searching for a week, I am now thinking it may not ha…
- Taking verzenio ..having brutal side effects
- Hi all, I am interested in some feedback on treatments that others have had with my diagnosis, and how you're doing? I have been diagnosed with ER+/PR+ noninvasive (Stage 0) Grade II DCIS. I have been…
- My oncologist changed my Tamoxifen to Arimidex along work the Zoladex injections. Has anyone had this same regimen? Any thing I should worry about with the Arimidex?
- Hi all I’ve been diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma. Met with the surgeon yesterday and he would like to do a mastectomy on one side with lymph node removal. The CT scan has shown enlarged lymph nodes bu…
- Hi Everyone, First time posting here. Great forum with lots of information and support, and I’m hoping to garner some after finding out today via a pathology report that I have DCIS. I had a lumpectom…
- Hi I tried this drug by the 6th day I could not function I ended up in the doctors because of the pain in my head and my vision I can't even describe the way my brain felt the depression the muscle cr…
- i am 60 yo (post menopause) and i had R mastectomy 4 weeks ago due to dcis stage 0 and grade 2. i will start letrozole soon and i had vagina atrophy already and using vaginal estrace a pea size (tiny …