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A: You are welcome... It is true that mastectomy reduces the risk of local recurrence to 1% and that lumpectomy with radiation carries a 10-15% risk of recurrence, however now that she has been diagnosed all her mammograms and ultrasounds will be diagnostic breast imaging and she will be followed with a fine tooth comb. some women do choose to do bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction out of fear of the disease returning. we know however that lumpectomy with radiation compared to mastectomy are equal for survival. so even if the disease locally returned it doesn''t increase her risk of death statistically. surgery and radiation are local treatment. to keep the disease from popping up elsewhere,which is far more serious, chemo and/or hormonal therapy are given. Take...
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A: we''d look at your other risk factors-- family history, menstruation history, smoking, etc to help decide. also, since you''ve had ovaries out already the hormonal therapy probably would be tamoxifen but an aromatase inhibitor instead. ask about that....
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A: not ''more severe'' but commonly found to be larger tumors on pathology than are seen on mammogram.... treatment is the same. we hope she does well....
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A: there was a study published I think in 1993 or 94 that showed that 55-58% of breast cancers are in the left breast. it was hypothesized that it is due to the left breast being closer to the heart and getting more blood flow but that has never been scientifically proven that i know of....
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A: You are welcome... It is true that mastectomy reduces the risk of local recurrence to 1% and that lumpectomy with radiation carries a 10-15% risk of recurrence, however now that she has been diagnosed all her mammograms and ultrasounds will be diagnostic breast imaging and she will be followed with a fine tooth comb. some women do choose to do bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction out of fear of the disease returning. we know however that lumpectomy with radiation compared to mastectomy are equal for survival. so even if the disease locally returned it doesn''t increase her risk of death statistically. surgery and radiation are local treatment. to keep the disease from popping up elsewhere,which is far more serious, chemo and/or hormonal therapy are given. Take...
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A: it depends on quite a few things-- if they described as being ''spiculated'' then that would be worrisome. but CT scans like this can pic up benign masses too remember. time for a diagnostic mammogram to get a better handle on this. you will naturally have aches and pains now due to thinking about it. so distract yourself as best you can. it would truly be premature to assume its cancer. 80% of lesions found in the breast are benign....
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A: we''d look at your other risk factors-- family history, menstruation history, smoking, etc to help decide. also, since you''ve had ovaries out already the hormonal therapy probably would be tamoxifen but an aromatase inhibitor instead. ask about that....
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A: not ''more severe'' but commonly found to be larger tumors on pathology than are seen on mammogram.... treatment is the same. we hope she does well....
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A: breast cancer is one or more malignant tumors that develop in the breast cells. The cancer cells that form the tumor enter breast tissue and spread throughout the body. Although more common in women, men can contract the disease as well. Invasive, or infiltrating, ductal carcinoma, invasive, or infiltrating, lobular carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, Paget''s disease, and inflammatory breast cancer are all breast cancers that afflict the human body. Several rare types of cancer of the breast can strike people as well....
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A: ----quote--- As of 2008, there are about 2.5 million women in the U.S. who have survived breast cancer. breast cancer incidence in women in the United States is 1 in 8 (about 13%). In 2008, an estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 67,770 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer. About 1,990 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in 2008. Less than 1% of all...
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