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 Asked: 1/5/2006 I just wrote that I was Dx and I''m @ 45 yrs.
 Asked: 1/5/2006 I was Dx and I''m @ 45 yrs.
 Asked: 1/4/2006 Hello; Dx 12/04 @ 50 yrs. old.
 Asked: 1/2/2006 I understand that with DCIS the long-term survival rates are similar with either mastectomy or lumpectomy plus radiation.
 Asked: 1/2/2006 For stage 1 cancers where is recurrance most likely to occur, locally or mets? The stats say I have an 89% chance of being alive...
 Asked: 12/26/2005 Is the risk of recurrance at its highest in the first 2 years in all cases of breast cancer? Mine was 1.2cm, grade2, hormone receptive, no nodes.
 Asked: 12/26/2005 I am 44 and had symptoms of mastitis(red, warm, swollen, painful lumps).
 Asked: 12/26/2005 I think I understand that Stage 1 is a tumor with no positive lymph nodes, Stage 2 is a tumor with positive lymph nodes, Stage...
 Asked: 12/26/2005 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in sept 2003.
 Asked: 12/23/2005 I was dx with stage 3 locally advanced breast cancer.
 Asked: 12/21/2005 HI: my second opinion path report reads as follows: A:- lymph node, sentinel n1, excision: - negative for tumor -immunohistochemicla stain ( pan keritin) negative...
 Asked: 12/19/2005 My wife was recently diagnosed with a basal-like phenotype after alump/ax: 38 years old, premenopausal 1.5cm infiltrating ductal ca Grade 3 DCIS in specimen (noncomedo)...
 Asked: 12/19/2005 DUCTAL CARCINOMA 1989 ESTROGEN TO SMALL TO GIVE ESTROGEN OR PROGESTRONE RESULTS TREATED WITH RADIATION.
 Asked: 12/19/2005 According to statistics does grade 1 stage 1 ER+ her2neg and Negative lymph/vascular/perineural invasion have a very low chance of distant mets?
 Asked: 12/13/2005 I have read that those diagnosed with LCIS have a 25% increase in risk of getting "invasive" cancer.
 Asked: 12/13/2005 HI, Can you tell me if the oncologist at John Hopkins are utilizing the oncotype DX test? Thank you..
 Asked: 12/11/2005 Thanks for your input on my qestion # 10.
 Asked: 12/7/2005 Hi I have been trying to decide if I should have chemo or not since I am in the grey area.
 Asked: 12/7/2005 My mother has Inflammatory Breast Cancer Stage 3.
 Asked: 12/7/2005 I have been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, grade III/III (ductal carcinoma in SITU, solid type, high grade with necrosis in my right breast at...
 Asked: 12/6/2005 HI I diagnosed grade 1 stage 1 IDC er/pr+ her2- no lymph/vascular invasion and neg sentinal node.
 Asked: 12/5/2005 Hi, Is it uncommon to have a positive lymph node and not have lymph/vascular invasion identified? Thank you..
 Asked: 12/4/2005 Hi I am confused about "tubular carcinoma" I was diagnosed with IDC with tubular grade 1.
 Asked: 12/4/2005 I have recentley had a malignant phyllloid tumor removed.I am 46 yrs.
 Asked: 12/4/2005 My sister at the age of 35 was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma associated with marked chronic inflammatory infiltrates.
 Asked: 12/2/2005 Hi, the 31 year old from yesterday....yes I am a candidate for genitic testing and should have the results at the end of the month.
 Asked: 12/1/2005 I had a vaginal hysterectomy on sept 29th.three weeks after I have had swelling in my left armpit,breast,arm & chest.Dr says no infections anywhere.Swelling so...
 Asked: 12/1/2005 Hi, thank you for your forum. I am 31 years old, found a lump after I stopped nursing my 1 year old, found out it was cancer on 11-9-05.
 Asked: 12/1/2005 Thank you for answering my question (number 3 question).
 Asked: 12/1/2005 I have 8cm tumor. no lymph nodes involved and no metatisis.
 Asked: 11/30/2005 Hi, I e-mailed you earlier. I''m stilling deciding which course of adjuvant therapy to take.
 Asked: 11/30/2005 A friend of mine has just been diagnosed with breast cancer.
 Asked:  I AM A 44 YR OLD WITH IDC, 2.3 CM TUMOR, CLEAN MARGINS, ER/PR-, HER/2NEU-, ALL GRADE 3, POORLY DIFFERENTIATED, SENTINEL AND ONE LYMPH NODE NEG.
 Asked: 11/23/2005 I was diagnosed with DCIS in 2001.
 Asked: 11/22/2005 My k-67 was 60%. What exactly does this mean and does it mean that I have a higher chance of recurrence? I''m doing AC followed by Taxol dose dense right now and then radiation.
 Asked: 11/22/2005 I am 41 and had lung cancer when I was 35 and had chemo and then the right bottom lobe removed , then when I...
 Asked: 11/20/2005 My breast cancer was diagnosed via the pathology report as follows: 8 cm mass, left breast, cystic, fluid filled, half solid, half liquid.
 Asked: 11/20/2005 I have Inflamatory Breast Cancer But I had two rounds (Six months) of chemo before I had my mastectomy so when they went to find...
 Asked: 11/20/2005 What is the difference between overall survival rates and relative survival rates? Do they continue to decline because the person dies of something else?
 Asked: 11/16/2005 Is it true that the 5-year survival rate for white women in 90%? That seems awful high..
 Asked: 11/9/2005 I''m 44, had bilateral breast cancer 2 years ago, no positive nodes.
 Asked: 11/8/2005 I HAVE A REACCURING LUMP UNDER MY ARMPIT, I DO SHAVE, SHOULD I BE WORRY ,WHAT ARE THE CHANCE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING SERIOUS?
 Asked: 11/3/2005 I was told I was a stage III IBC.
 Asked: 11/3/2005 Hi I am 43 years old and have been diagnosed with IDC.
 Asked: 10/27/2005 37 years old, had lumpectomy with sentinel nodes a week ago.
 Asked: 10/27/2005 Can you tell me the percentage of recurrance in single sentinal node involvemnet w/receptor neg.(no her2neu) stage 2 grade 3 .
 Asked: 10/27/2005 This is what I have been told...
 Asked: 10/27/2005 My wife has breast cancer. She had a mastectomy for a stage 1, 1.3cm, node negative, er positive, her2 negative, grade 2 tumor 3 months ago.
 Asked: 10/26/2005 My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and had its removal about 2 years ago.
 Asked: 10/22/2005 I''m 64 yrs old. I noticed a lump in my right breast about 2 mts ago.
 Asked: 10/22/2005 Is it possible go down a stage as treatment starts to work and one goes into remission? For example, if someone is at stage IV...
 Asked: 10/18/2005 My partner has been diagnosed with Stage IIIA Invasive Breast Cancer.
 Asked: 10/11/2005 My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and on her report it shows that she recieved a 7 on her modified bloom richardson grade.
 Asked: 10/11/2005 Is tubular breast cancer a slow or fast growing cancer? Should a mammogram done a year and a half before have shown an abnormality if...
 Asked: 10/3/2005 62 years old, had lumpectomy 10 days ago, 18mm tumour, no lymph node involvement, excellent resection margins - grade 3 cells, hormone positive.
 Asked: 9/30/2005 My aunt 82 years old has been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer with 23 of 25 lymph nodes postive.
 Asked: 9/30/2005 Since malignant Phyllodes tumors are not staged in the same manner as breast cancer - How do you stage a person diagnosed with Malignant Phyllodes...
 Asked: 9/30/2005 Although more than 97 percent of patients with Paget’s disease also have underlying invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - How would...
 Asked: 9/28/2005 I have just been diagnosed with the following: Cluster of intraductal cardinoma, Grade II (out of III) 1.3 cm in max dimension.
 Asked: 9/21/2005 I have just read an article from the University of PA about the "Snail" and it''s significance in recurrence of BC.
 Asked: 9/21/2005 In stage 1 breast cancer that recurs, is lymphatic invasion usually a factor?
 Asked: 9/21/2005 While breast feeding, was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma stage 2, grade three (3 cm tumor with no lymph nodes).
 Asked: 9/21/2005 Are there statistics for the ten year survival rates for breast cancer according to stage? thankyou..
 Asked: 9/20/2005 I am undergoing a stereotactic biopsy on 9/22 for 7mm of microcalcification in the left breast.
 Asked: 9/18/2005 Hi Lillie S I was Dx with DCIS in 2002 and had a complete mastecomy with no reconstruction in 2003.
 Asked: 9/16/2005 Can you plz let me know what is stage from Histo report.
 Asked: 9/16/2005 Following found in Histo report. Multiple section taken from areas corresponding to mammography micro calcification show extensive cormedo pre cribiform DCIS of high nuclear grade with a small focus of infiltrating duct carcinoma, grade – III.
 Asked: 9/12/2005 I am 42. I was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma, moderately differentiated, elston grade 2, 1.3cm last month following a lumpectomy.
 Asked: 9/12/2005 I had infiltrating ductal carcinoma, grade 3, pT1cN1MX in my left breast with metastatic carcinoma present in 1 lymph node..and..infiltrating mixed ductal and lobular carcinoma,...
 Asked: 9/12/2005 I''m so glad you''re here! Help! I am 39,premenopausal, and have no family history of breast cancer.
 Asked: 9/10/2005 I was diagnosed two weeks ago with a .9cm IDC.
 Asked: 9/9/2005 Today I noticed that it was painful fo me to move my arm.
 Asked: 9/7/2005 I am just wondering about the survival rates for a person who had breast cancer at age 39 in the left breast-then, after having chemo,radiation...
 Asked: 8/31/2005 At age 36 I was diagnosed with DCIS 1.5 inches- multifocal left breast ESTrogen ++.
 Asked: 8/28/2005 I went for my first mammogram (41) I got the all mighty dreaded call there is an abnormality.
 Asked: 8/28/2005 I have a relative (71)who recently had mastectomy due to infiltrating ductal carcicnoma.
 Asked: 8/28/2005 My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer eight years ago, and when operated on seven years ago, the cancer was found in the lymph nodes.
 Asked: 8/22/2005 My mother is 94. She has duct carcinama, which has come out of the skin on her breast.
 Asked: 8/22/2005 My recent diagnosis of DCIS came from two biopsy sites in the same breast.
 Asked: 8/22/2005 I had lobular carcinoma in situ 3x in one breast.
 Asked: 8/17/2005 I am confused about the survival rates given for various stages and wonder if you can sort it out.
 Asked: 8/14/2005 iF SOME PLEOMORPHIC CELLS APPEAR ON YOUR MAMMOGRAM AND YOU HAVE BREAST CANCER, WHAT WOULD THE TREATMENT BE AT TIME..
 Asked: 8/10/2005 Hi. A 9.9 x 8.5 x 5.2 cm pleomorphic lobular tumor was removed on mod.
 Asked: 8/9/2005 At age 52, I was diagnosed with stage 1, 2.0cm, Her/2nu+3, no nodes (out of 18), post-menopausal breast cancer June 2003.
 Asked: 8/8/2005 Hello, I posted wednesday, and learned today that i have invasive ductal carcinoma, in the left breast, probably grade 2.
 Asked: 8/4/2005 I found a lump deep in my breast.
 Asked: 8/3/2005 Hello, I am scheduled for a sono guided core biopsy 08/03/05, because of ultrasound detection of a solid mass of approximately 2.2 cm x 1.8...
 Asked: 8/3/2005 What can I expect , having being diagnoised with breast cancer, stage2-3, with lymph nodeinvilved.
 Asked: 8/1/2005 I am 38 yr old mother of 4, great health except for this damn ole cancer, diagnosed 1 month ago with HER 2 Positive, Stage...
 Asked: 7/21/2005 I have had a lumpectomy w/SLN biopsy (2 nodes,both positive) Clear chest scan and bone scan, blood looks good.
 Asked: 7/8/2005 How can you tell from a pathology report that the cancer is "non-invasive"? Is non-invasive Stage 0 only, or can there be non-invasive in other stages.
 Asked: 7/6/2005 I have a question regarding the new staging.
 Asked: 7/3/2005 Please can you tell me what is the difference between invasive and infiltrating ductal cancer? I had grade 3 cancer to breast no lymph node...
 Asked: 7/3/2005 What dose ductal infiltrating mean? and is it different to invasive? I had grade 3 Thanks.
 Asked: 7/1/2005 I am extremely concerned.I have been treated for over a year for what was diagonosed as herniated discs, but no test/treatment has been successful.I have...
 Asked: 6/27/2005 I was diagnosed May 4 w/stage IIIc breast cancer.
 Asked: 6/27/2005 I would be very appreciative for your helping me to understand the future risks of the treatment options I am now facing.
 Asked: 6/26/2005 I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast cancer, although it was adenocarcinoma with unknown primary.
 Asked: 6/26/2005 Here goes. My sis was diagnosised w/ Inflammatory breast cancer in Feb/05 now metastasised to her brain.
 Asked: 6/19/2005 My mother was recently diagnosed of having malignant microcalcifications in 2 sections of her breast after a biopsy, and has invasive ductal carcinoma in stage...
 
 
 
 
 

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