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pink angel

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 moreChevron
posted 08/04/2008, comments (11)|
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PJ Hamel

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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 moreChevron
posted 02/08/2008, comments (16)|
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Laura Zigman

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The Whole Truth About Breast Reconstruction

Illustration: Dash Shaw   This is the part of the story that gets interesting -- and the part that is hardest to write because it is here where I plan on being honest.   Which is to say that I'm going to describe what it felt like to wake up from a 12-hour surgery and realize that having had a bilateral mastectomy and breast... Read moreChevron
posted 11/16/2007, comments (9)|
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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 moreChevron
posted 10/25/2007, comment (1)|
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David B -- Breast Cancer Husband

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Meet Dr. R -- The Breast Surgeon

After receiving the biopsy report that Dawn Ann was positive for breast cancer, we met with Dr. R, the breast surgeon the next day.   The doctor's office was extremely busy. Each of the doctors there specialized in cancer treatment of some kind. One of the other doctors specialized in melanoma. As I looked into the faces of the people... Read moreChevron
posted 09/12/2007, comment (1)|
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