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Does anyone use Signatera?
Someone in my Paxman Facebook group mentioned Signatera to monitor for possible recurrence in early breast cancer. Does anyone use this blood test? Is it effective? Or another liquid biopsy test?
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Newly diagnosed - waiting for MRI and appt w/ surgeon
Hi all, I'm a 33 year old mom of 4 who was just diagnosed with IDC. I had a mammogram for a lump I found back in December and they also found several groups of pleomorphic micro-calcifications. I was sent for biopsies, one for the lump and one for the calcifications and both came back as cancer. The information has been a…
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What determines the cancer staging?
I’m curious. What determines your cancer staging? Is it the initial breast biopsy pathology? The clinical pathology - oncologist’s assessment? Or the pathology after surgery?
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Lymphovascular Invasion Present and Perplexing Pathology Report
Hi All, I am new here, and have spent the last seven hours crying. I received the pathology results today, and as you may have guessed, it's not good. Not good, confusing, scary, and I have discovered Google is not my friend tonight. My pathology diagnoses results were: -Foci of ductal carcinoma in situ, intermediate…
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New Here - Merry Christmas, oh and you have cancer
That heading is a joke, but not really as that is my lived experience right now. I found out this week that I have invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) on Wednesday. Here are the specifics: 11/10/2022 - A screening mammogram found a developing focal asymmetry in my right breast when compared with previous imaging from 2/7/2020…
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Just diagnosed - IDC no special type w/DCIS Grade 2
Hello community! I had a mammo & Ultrasound 6/4- BIRADS 5 - masses and calcifications, left @ 9:00 and 12:00 Needle Core Biopsies 6/10. Confirmed IDC grade 2, nuclear grade high, solid and cribriform, necrosis present, E cadherin present. 2 lymph nodes tested (axilla and supraclavicular) both negative. MRI 6/18: confluent…
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More info on lymph node testing recovery
I had a breast cancer journey exactly a year ago and navigated it thanks to help from this forum. The 50 yo cook at at the soup kitchen where I volunteer is sadly on the same journey. Friday she is having her breast biopsy and lymph node biopsy at the radiologists. She has asked about the recovery from lymph node biopsy…
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NYU vs MSK for surgery, treatment
recently diagnosed and was surprised at how quickly I was able to see a surgeon at NYU. We scheduled surgery for December and I was feeling pretty optimistic until they said I have to do more tests coming up. My SIL insisted I get a second opinion at MSK because her father in law went there. I reluctantly reached out and…
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Am I doing this right
I just got the call that I have cancer, but I don't think full pathology results from the biopsy (Wednesday) are in. Nothing is on MyChart yet. My primary care doctor gave me the number for an oncologist and a surgical practice. She said to take the first available for both. I have an appointment for an oncologist on…
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More results
so yesterday was my diagnosis day via stereotactic biopsy lab results. Idc grade 2 Dcis grade 3 with comedonecrosis, calcifications and extension into lobules I have had 2 ultra sounds and 2 mammograms no palpable or Detected lumps or masses just hardened tissue today I received the following: er positive 100% pr positive…
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Please guide me
please could someone guide me? My sister is in Pakistan and I am in US. She recently had biopsy. This is results. Can someone please let me know what stage is her cancer and what treatment options she could have. Many
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Biopsy pathology report has me confused & scared
Hi, everyone! I have read through the stickied posts and I have a call into my radiologist’s office but I’m feeling mighty panicked right now and was hoping someone else has been in my shoes and can share their experience while I am waiting for an answer. I had a biopsy to my left breast and left armpit last week. The…
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Waiting for Surgery
Hi everyone! I was just diagnosed with breast cancer two weeks ago. Everything has been moving so quickly up until now. I had my biopsy 3 days after my diagnostic mammo and ultrasound. It only took a couple of days for my results and I had my initial consultation with the breat surgeon a week ago today. This afternoon I…
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Freaking Out!!
So I was diagnosed back in July. Nothing I saw, but the past few years there was something there because I had to keep repeating my mammograms, until this year, the radiologist recommended a biopsy. Yep, it was cancer (6 o'clock). Went and saw two separate breast surgeons, both seem to agree on the treatment. One Dr.…
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Who else has been diagnosed with BC multiple times?
I am not sure how many of us there are, but for anyone who reads this, to me it feels like HAVING IT AGAIN, FOR THE FIRST TIME! What I mean is, that I had IDC in 2003 treated with two lumpectomies, removal of 24 lymph nodes, chemo and radiation. In December of 2018 I had ILC, in the same breast, treated with mastectomy…
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Dx’d 8/2022
Hi all, I'm newly diagnosed with left breast IDC at 48 y/o. Initially, DCIS from a biopsy but after lumpectomy, final pathology showed 6 mm IDC, Grade 1. ER/PR + HER -. My surgeon requested oncotype to find out if I will benefit with chemo. I had my first appointment with my MO yesterday and found out that the pathologist…
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Apparently I Am "Just Diagnosed." :(
Hello everyone. Here I am, terrified and confused like most of you were when you got "The News No One Wants To Hear." I had what appeared to be a light pink bruise on my right breast the week before Christmas and wasn't concerned. Watched it for a week or so to see if it would go away and decided to Google. Bad idea, but…
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Recommended Oncologists/Teams in DC area? Hopkins?
Hi, I'm currently reeling from my surprise diagnosis at age 42 after my first mammogram, and I'm looking for recommendations for doctors, and advice on figuring out who to see, what to do, etc. 1. I have a tentative diagnosis for a rare papillary pre-cancer (papilloma with atypical ductal hyperplasia or DCIS, can't rule…
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Newly Diagnosed
I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular carcinoma. Meet with surgeon and came out feeling so confident. Had a MRI and they found a 0.6cm mass suggestive of an intramammary lymph node. Now I'm scared to death because of the words lymph node. I realize not everyone is the same, but has this happened to anyone else and what was…
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IDC, Grade 3, maybe metaplastic?
Hello there! I'm still in diagnostic process (MRI done yesterday, PET/CT tomorrow), but what I do know is that I have 6 tumours in my left breast, they are quite big (that wasn't written on my report), I am ER-, PR- and HER2 +. Grade 3, score 8. I will do 6 rounds of chemo with antibody treatment, then surgery. What is…
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Arm pain 1+ week after vacuum core biopsy?
I tried to find the answer to this but haven't -- I've been getting some arm pain in the upper and lower portion of the arm next to the breast that had a vacuum-assisted core biopsy last week --- the incision is in the side of the breast next to the armpit. Could the radiologist (not a breast specialist) have hit a nerve…
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positive lymph nodes with extra capsular extensions?
Hello. Anyone have positive lymph nodes with extra capsular extensions? What treatment options are there? I read something about aggressive treatment, what does that mean?
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Dental work pre-treatment? Uterine polyps and Tamoxifen?
I'm 45, premenopausal AFAIK (more on this later). My biopsy came back as IDC, ER+, PR+, HER2- for a 1cm mass on Friday. Feeling massively overwhelmed, anxious, scared, angry, and just so many emotions, but trying to keep it together so I can plan better. I have appointments with a surgeon and MO at Dana Farber in 2 weeks,…
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Newly diagnosed
I just came back from my appointment. Not all tests are back, waiting on one but I have Invasive Mammary Carcinoma, she said right now it's stage 1, but until the last test comes in, we won't know for sure. She was talking about ER and PR I think and one still has not come in. One was low positive, then negative and the…
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Dx'd 7/1/2022
6mm x 3mm x 2mm suspicious nodule detected under my dense breast tissue, by extremely thorough ultrasound technician. My first response: "Thank you!" I'd rather know now than discover it 5 or 10 years from now. Biopsy 6/29/2022: as pleasant as could be! The nicest team! Results 7/1/2022: invasive ductal and lobular…
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Question about pathology results versus biopsy results
I am newly diagnosed with breast cancer and my pathology report after surgery was a little different from my biopsy report and I want to understand what that means. My surgeon says it doesn't affect any treatment decisions since essentially the pathology confirmed the biopsy results and the chemo decision is still waiting…
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Newly diagnosed IDC
My story starts in March, just before I turned 50. I had a biopsy for microcalcifications. They found an intradermal papilloma, and I was referred to a breast surgeon. I saw the surgeon mid-May, and because of a couple of lumps she felt on physical exam, she wanted an ultrasound of the left breast to make sure she knew…
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New "Support Person" for my cousin
New here, but not new to the cancer thing. I lost my mom about 15 yrs ago to this horrid disease. Anyway, I am not the one diagnosed but trying to help my young cousin, 35 y/o, whom I used to babysit... who has now been diagnosed. She is healty otherwise. I am not familiar with the terminology even though I'm an RN or how…
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DCIS with additional areas of non-mass enhancements
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed with intermediate grade DCIS in my left breast (at 12 o'clock) 2 weeks ago. Last week I had an MRI and the following areas were noted as needing additional biopsies: Left - non-mass enhancement of 2.6 cm in lower outer quadrant. Linear with fast uptake then persistent kinetics. Left - non-mass…
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New diagnosis IDC stage IV + lymph node
I just got diagnosed with IDC stage 4 right breast and right armpit lymph node. They haven't biopsed the left breast yet but they want to asap! My question is isn't more important to see if the cancer has spread anywhere else in my body before the slightly suspicious left breast?? Its been really hard getting STRAIGHT…