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 Asked: 5/24/2013 I have ER/PR+ HER2- breast cancer, originally diagnosed last year, then later found to have spread to my liver and possibly lungs also.
 Asked: 5/16/2013 i am 44 yo diagnosed last march with breast cancer.
 Asked: 5/15/2013 I had a mastectomy a year ago for invasive lobular bc - multicentric, multifocal, clear sentinel node, had radiation and now on Tamoxifen and monthly...
 Asked: 5/14/2013 Hi, I have high grade dcis and also an invasive component measuring 14mm grade 3 in same breast.
 Asked: 5/9/2013 I was Diagnosed with Stage 0 DCIS multiple locations in right breast--- ER and PR positive Her2 +3 How likely is it that I could...
 Asked: 5/9/2013 Hi. I have a lump in my left breast.
 Asked: 5/6/2013 I see from your answer to a question that you added together the multifocal tumors for staging.
 Asked: 5/4/2013 is triple negative breast cancer always treated with chemotherapy even if found very early- ie 1mm or less with no evidence of spread. If found in a...
 Asked: 5/3/2013 I am having sharp prickly pain. It started on the left side of my head.
 Asked: 5/1/2013 Hi, I recently wrote regarding staging. My histology revealed high grade dcis of 24mm and multi small foci the largest individual focus being 14mm.
 Asked: 4/30/2013 Thanks for a quick response, one more clarification if I may ask you: the readings from the PET/CT shows Readings from report: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Nodule in right Breast: SUV:...
 Asked: 4/30/2013 My mother is 57 years old and has recently been diagnosed with ''Metastatic lobular carcinoma of breast''.
 Asked: 4/28/2013 I have recently undergone therapeutic mammoplasties which has revealed high grade dcis covering an area of 24mm but with small foci grade 3 measuring...
 Asked: 4/24/2013 I had mastectomy in summer 2012(LIC).with 6 chemotherapy before and 2 after surgery because my tumor was big(6cm)(.Er and pr= positive her2=2+ ki-67 =10%low mitotic-...
 Asked: 4/12/2013 I had a mastectomy 6/19/12 for DCIS on my right breast with clear lymph nodes and a MRI showed benign calcifications in my left breast.
 Asked: 4/9/2013 my wife was diagnosed at stage 2 with 2 positive nodes.
 Asked: 4/5/2013 I just asked a question about stage 2A with small tumor with 2 of 3 nodes positive.
 Asked: 4/5/2013 If I am stage 2A (small tumor), 2 of 3 lymph nodes positive should I have any scans to check for mets?
 Asked: 3/31/2013 I am 74 years old. I have grade III IDC, estrogen, progesterone &HER2 positive.
 Asked: 3/30/2013 I have been diagnosed within aside perineuro breast cancer.
 Asked: 3/25/2013 On 3-23-12 my daughter was told by her gynecologist that she has Vulva cancer and more tests will be done to stage her.
 Asked: 3/22/2013 I had a lumpectomy a month ago and it came back with clear margins.
 Asked: 3/11/2013 If a person with two separate breast cancers in each breast has double mastectomy without genetic counselling, what would be the point of getting it...
 Asked: 3/8/2013 Had small 1cm cancer in left breast (grade1), and small (7mm) cancer in right just removed (mastectomy)(grade 3) two years apart.
 Asked: 3/5/2013 Hi! My daughter had her first Phyllodes Tumor in April 2012.
 Asked: 2/21/2013 With stage IIIB IBC, what is the correct procedure to remove the cancer? Is it chemo, radiation then surgery? Or, is it surgery...
 Asked: 2/21/2013 Stage III IBC left breast, N1/2 ER+, PR-, HER2+, type: agressive. Why would a FISH test be requested? What is the purpose of that test? When...
 Asked: 2/17/2013 I am a 33 year old female and noticed a swollen area in my left breast.
 Asked: 2/11/2013 My Mother was diagnosed with both Triple Negative in her right breast and Estrogen Sensitive in her left? It looks like they were both caught early.
 Asked: 2/11/2013 I was reading about contralateral breast cancer occuring under 3 years as having a poorer prognosis.
 Asked: 2/8/2013 Hi...I had posted here before and thank you for your opinions.
 Asked: 2/7/2013 my mother wwas diagnosed today with Invasive ductoa carconoma grade 2-3 with desmoplastic reaction immunostain for E-Cadherin positive m adn they are suggesting a wide...
 Asked: 2/5/2013 First cancer was in left breast 2006 Estrogen Positive.
 Asked: 1/28/2013 hello, i have been diagnosed with 12 mm grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma with mucinous differentiation.lymph nodes clear.
 Asked: 1/23/2013 I had an 8mm tumor removed via lumpectomy with good margins, it had spread outside of the duct so it is IDC Stage 1 Grade2/3...
 Asked: 1/19/2013 Hi, my 14 year old daughter had a phyllodes tumor removed last week.
 Asked: 1/16/2013 Hi Lily, I want to make an appointment with a pathologist for a second opinion.
 Asked: 1/16/2013 I had a right lumpectomy and re-excision in Oct 2011 for a 1.9 cm tumor that was triple negative, grade 3.
 Asked: 1/14/2013 I was diagnosed with 7 mm IDC ...
 Asked: 1/8/2013 Stage IIIC Hello, My pathology report from 01-11 says pT3, pN3a.
 Asked: 1/6/2013 My pathology report following a lumpectomy states my diagnosis ''Infiltrating ductal carcinoma with tubular features.'' Is this another way of stating ''tubular carinoma''?
 Asked: 1/6/2013 Hi Do patients with early breast cancer (stage I and II) also receive mastectomy?? or they only go through lumpectomy???
 Asked: 1/6/2013 I just had a mastectamy for invasive lobular cancer.
 Asked: 1/3/2013 My mother is diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer with 8 cm * 8 cm lump in Rt breast Rt breast lump Core Biopsy report shows: Infiltrating...
 Asked: 1/1/2013 what is IDC nottingham grade 3 recommend era-pra and HER-2-NEU..
 Asked: 12/30/2012 Thank you for your time. I was diagnosed with IDC - stage 1 on Dec.
 Asked: 12/29/2012 I have been diagnosed with Moderately differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma with lobular features (tubule formation 3/3, nuclear pleomorphism 2/3,mitotic counts 1/3)measuring 0.6 cm in maximal...
 Asked: 12/26/2012 I have been recently diagnosed with Stage 1a IDC (tumor size 1 cm).
 Asked: 12/21/2012 My wife has 6 tumors. 2 were biopsies.
 Asked: 12/19/2012 My healthy, wonderful 48 yo wife had left abnormal mammo 2011.Underwent LEFT sterotactic bx showing LCIS.
 Asked: 12/14/2012 I am 47 year old. I had ILC diagnosed 06/12.
 Asked: 12/8/2012 Is 2.1 cm tumor always stage 2 or higher? I had a lumpectomy, tumor was 2.1 cm no node involvement.
 Asked: 12/5/2012 I was diagnosed 6 years ago with Stage IIIa ILC, 9 CM, Grade 2, 2+ nodes.
 Asked: 12/5/2012 My er pr + idc was node - at biopsy.
 Asked: 11/26/2012 Completed Adjuvant online and saw that there is a significant difference between relapse/survival rates for women with tumors 1cm-.1cm and women with tumors 1cm-2cm
 Asked: 11/26/2012 my last question forgot to say i just had a bilat masectomy,so stage 0 lymph neg margins clear.
 Asked: 11/24/2012 i was dxed with stage 0 breast cancer dcis in left breat neg lymph node margins clear, right breast neg.
 Asked: 11/24/2012 Have discovered that Triple positive ILC is a very unusual diagnosis.
 Asked: 11/19/2012 Is oncotype test a reliable test to predict recurrence? I have dcis, lumpectomy in Aug, doctor did not order the test.
 Asked: 11/17/2012 I am scared. I have been reading women''s stories on the internet and have come across several Stage IV women who had the same exact cancer diagnosis I have now- Stage I, Grade 2, no lymph nodes, 1cm.
 Asked: 11/17/2012 hi lili can i konw your stage and your breast cancer phatology.
 Asked: 11/8/2012 I have been told my breast cancer was stage 3 after the initial biopsy.
 Asked: 11/5/2012 Hi, I was recently diagnosed with a 3.8 cm invasive ductal cancer in the left upper-outer quadrant, and ductal carcinoma in situ, ER and PR...
 Asked: 11/4/2012 I have 3lesions in left breast all her 2+.
 Asked: 11/1/2012 Path report for Infiltrating Duct Carcinoma Of The Breast reads AJCC pathologic staging pT1cpNO.
 Asked: 10/22/2012 Any relation between enlarged inguinal nodes and breast cancer in Stage 2 A?
 Asked: 10/21/2012 pT2 N0 (i-) SN - what stage am I?
 Asked: 10/18/2012 Question regarding genetic testing. At age 45 in 2005, I was diagnosed with DCIS high Grade 3 comedo necrosis ER PR neg.
 Asked: 10/17/2012 how does a patient know if an enlarged axillary node is part of her lymphoma or the starting of breast cancer.
 Asked: 10/17/2012 In 2005 at age 45 during a routine mammogram, I was diagnosed with DCIS Grade 3 comedo necrosis ER PR neg.
 Asked: 10/16/2012 Dear Siror Madame, My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 months ago.She underwent modified radical mastectomy and was given nolvadex as adjuvant treatment. Her age is...
 Asked: 10/15/2012 Hi I am unsure of my stage - diagnosed 3 tumours 11mm 13 mm and 4 mm multifocal her2 + pr - er - 0/5...
 Asked: 10/15/2012 If IDC tumor is 1.4 cm is this always Stage I regardless of whether nodes are involved or not? Is this considered a small sized tumor...
 Asked: 10/14/2012 What stage would a 1.4 cm IDC with ER+/ PR +, HER2- be if no nodal involvement? Should still get chemo for this?
 Asked: 10/13/2012 I notice that you said that PR negativity isn''t important in the equation if ER is positive.
 Asked: 10/10/2012 How does extracapsular extension affect prognosis? I have ILC, neoadjuvant chemo (dd ac and 12 taxol) then mastectomy and radiation.
 Asked: 10/9/2012 I had a stage 1, grade 2 ductal carcinoma in my left breast which was triple negative.
 Asked: 10/6/2012 I have invasive pleomorphic lobular pr+, Er+, HER2+, grade 3, stage 2a, with one sentinel node negative.
 Asked: 10/4/2012 Hi, My path report says: Diagnosis: Ductal carcinoma in-situ, with lobular extension, necrosis and host lymphocyte response. Microcalcifications: Present, associated with DCIS. CR-0 What does the CR-0 mean? Can you tell...
 Asked: 10/1/2012 I am 43 yo IDC, stage I, histo grade I, ER/PR +,HER-2 (-) and now post lumpectomy,SLNB w negative nodes.
 Asked: 9/28/2012 Just had bilateral mastectomy for idc left breast.
 Asked: 9/21/2012 I am 57. In 2010 I was diagnosed with DCIS in my left breast.
 Asked: 9/17/2012 Course of treatment for ILC, ER+PR+HER2+. Excisional biopsy provided this diagnosis.
 Asked: 9/14/2012 Hello, My mom is 65 yrs old was dx with advance Stage 3C breast Cancer.
 Asked: 9/13/2012 I feel your Q&A''s are very valuable.
 Asked: 9/13/2012 hi I am a clinical psychologist from Pakistan.
 Asked: 9/12/2012 Thank you for your Quick reply .
 Asked: 9/12/2012 Hello, I was DX''d Dec 2005 stage one , grade 2(6out of 7)er/pr 95%+, her-...Bilateral Mastectomy ooph tamoxifen for 2&1/2 years and coming up on...
 Asked: 9/7/2012 I have been recently diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma, nuclear grade 3, ductal carcinoma in situ (dcis) solid and comedo types with necroisis and microcalcifications,...
 Asked: 9/6/2012 my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in her left breast four months ago and underwent a full mastectomy immediately, followed by three FEC...
 Asked: 9/6/2012 Just wondering, how will my cancer be staged if I am IDC, multi-focal, grade 2 ER+ PR+ HER- 1) 2.1cm, 2) 12mm 3) unsure of size.
 Asked: 9/5/2012 hi my mother is 82 years old and she was opereted a month ago.
 Asked: 9/5/2012 My mum was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma of the breast stage 1, ER/PR positive, lymph node negative, she had a lumpectomy and radiation post surgery
 Asked: 8/29/2012 thanks for reply me. the ER and PR report is negative.and c erb b2 is positive,score 3.is it hopeful for my mother treatment?
 Asked: 8/28/2012 my mother is 45 years old,histopathology report is infiltrating duct carcinoma.5 cms tumour,grade 3,no perinural invasion seen.invaded nipple and the areola,not invaded the overlying skin.4/9...
 Asked: 8/25/2012 I was diagnosed May 30 with DCIS in both breasts. I will not be having surgery for atleast another 3 weeks, I have only had steritactic...
 Asked: 8/21/2012 Hello, I am a Stage IIa with one lymph node involved.
 Asked: 8/20/2012 Thank God for you and helping all of us !! My question is: if I had a less than one mm micromet in...
 Asked: 8/20/2012 Hi was diagnosed August 2008 with stage 1 breast cancer.Tumor was 1cm.
 Asked: 8/15/2012 two weeks ago i was diagnosed with what appeared to be a complex cyst.
 
 
 
 
 

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