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cyberstarr

posted 08/04/2008, comments (7)

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Hi, I was diagnosed with Stage 0 DCIS, and after lumpectomy, turned out it was high grade comedo type with a 5-51/2 centimeter affected area. The margins were clear on the first try and no sentinel node biopsy was done, but now that I have been diagnosed hormone receptor negative, I'm torn between radiation and MRI follow-ups, or mastectomy. I'm... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/08/2008, comments (3)

Is Breast Cancer Curable?

Is there a more poignant question coming from the lips of a breast cancer survivor than this: "Am I cured?" After the slash, poison, and burn of treatment, the months of trying to keep to a normal schedule of working and cooking and mothering while you feel like you've been run over by a cement truck, the constant fear-is the... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/25/2007, comment (1)

new calcifications after radiation

I have just finished radiation for dcis in August. My first biopsy showed lcis. My doctor then decided to do a wide excision to further investigate the area. It did show that I also had dcis. I just had my first mammogram this week and it showed two new areas of calcifications that require two more biopsies. Is this common? I am a little... Read more Chevron

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