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The two main types of noninvasive (in situ)
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An Oncologist's Thoughts on the Canceled Breast Cancer Prevention...
Earlier this summer, the National Institutes of Health decided not to fund a breast cancer prevention trial to test Letrozole (Femara), an... Read more »
Breast Cancer's Confusing Vocabulary: The Follow-Up Visit
Once you’ve started breast cancer treatment–with a lumpectomy or mastectomy, or maybe you’re starting with chemotherapy–the... Read more »
Detecting Breast Cancer using The Halo system (As seen on Rachael Ray)
The Halo system, a procedure whose results can be used to assess risk for breast cancer, was approved by the FDA in 2005. It was introduced... Read more »
Reading Your Pathology Report: Histology, Margins and Grade
A large part of the initial consultation with your oncologists (surgeon, radiation oncologist, and medical oncologist) is spent discussing... Read more »
Is Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Hereditary?
There is a spectrum of changes in the breast tissue from normal tissue to breast cancer; it goes something like this: Normal ductal... Read more »
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Types of Breast Cancer: Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
Q. I’ve just been diagnosed with LCIS. The doctor said it’s not really cancer; but if that’s the case, why is it called cancer? I’m... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Infiltrating/Invasive Lobular Carcinom...
Q. I’ve heard of women with DCIS and IDC, but I just found out I have ILC. What’s that?A. ILC–infiltrating lobular carcinoma–is similar to... Read more »
Breast Cancer Information and Types of Breast Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Breast Cancer Screening GuidelinesMost guidelines recommend annual mammograms for women starting at age 40. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force... Read more »
Systemic Treatments for ILC: Chemotherapy, Hormonal Therapy, T...
Source: Breastcancer.org
Unlike local treatments, which focus on the area (or areas) where the invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) was found, systemic treatments involve the... Read more »
Treatment for LCIS
Source: Breastcancer.org
LCIS does not require treatment in the way you might normally think of cancer treatment, such as needing to have surgery, radiation therapy, and... Read more »
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