invasive lobular carcinoma

Hello. Welcome to our community.

 

Your concern for your sister shows how much you care about her - she's blessed to have you.

 

Here's some information for you:

 

Infiltrating/Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC)

http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/types-36007-5.html

 

Just Diagnosed?

http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/just-diagnosed.html

 

10 Favors You Can Do For Someone with Breast Cancer

http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/caregiver-1823-143.html

 

If I can help further, just let me know.

 

Best to you,

Maria

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HEY BERG,  my wife is a cancer serviver , and the thing I have to remember is that I must take care of myself to be the best for her . I can't get hunger , anger , lonely or tired{ H.A.L.T.}. In order not to feel down myself I must try to talk to other caregivers who are going through the same thing . To deal with this alone is to much for anyone . Reach out to others and be there for when your needed. If you take care of yourself , you will keep your strenght and patients when the times get tough for her and for you . Stay in touch , Dan
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Hi - I was diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma in July of this year.  I had a mastectomy in September and have just started chemotherapy (FEC/Taxol). Radiotherapy is also recommended because I had a large (7.5mm) tumour with close margins.

'Survival rate' depends on many variables and everyone's cancer is different.  Your sister will learn more about her own case as her treatment progresses.  Some things you can do to help her: 

encourage her to carry on as normally as possible (bizarre as that may sound right now);

go along with her to medical appointments as a support person, and ask questions that she might not come up with;

help her with everyday needs (for example, my mom started paying for a cleaner to come in once a week after my surgery);

if she doesn't have a good personal support network, encourage her to take advantage of whatever support is available in her area for breast cancer patients.

All the best to you both!

 

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I was diagnosed with ILC in July 2007 - 3.5 cm.  After the shock and horror I was quickly reassured by the new treatment of AI's.  I started Femara (Letrozole) straight away and by December it had reduced to 1.0.  I am having a quad removal through the nipple next Friday.  They had no signs of cancer in lymph glands but due to being over 2 cm they will have to take some out to test.  They are very confident I will be ok.  I will then have 3 weeks radiotherapy and probably be on Femara for next 10 years.  I am over the moon with the way my cancer has gone but it all rest on the ILC being Oestrogen Receptive.  Mine was 8/8.  Your sister will have these tests and hope she has the same results.  Five years ago we would have probably both breasts removed, chemo etc.  and with probably reoccurance within 10 years.  So we have come a long way with this new treatment. I wish her well. 

Judith

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