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Q: What is Ductal invasive versus non-invasive?
This link can explain the differences between the types of breast cancers. As for your personal risk factors, your doctor is the best person to help you with that because so many different factors affect each individual's prognosis.
Peg, you have IDC, the MOST common type of breast cancer, which means the docs have tons of experience treating it - and millions of women have survived it. Please read our IDC FAQS, if you haven't already - it'll give you a good overview of what it is, and how it's treated. PJH
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