What are the treatment options for invasive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ?

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I was diagnosed with invasive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. It was 1.7 cm. in size. Had lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy. The pathology they did during surgery came back clean. I am very scared. Any information would be appreciated.
I thought the invasive diagnosis was unusual also, but I saw the breast biopsy report and that is what it said.
It is impossible to have “invasive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ” as in situ means non-invasive. Are you saying you have invasive ductal carcinoma AND DCIS? Treatment option should have been discussed with you before you had surgery as what kind of surgery you have is based on your decision. I think you need a other talk with your doctor.  (+ info)

How bad is INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA, HIGH GRADE?

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What stage is this high stage?
You’re not giving enough information to know the stage. It sounds like you have only had a biopsy and therefore it is too soon to know the stage. The grade refers to how aggressive the cancer is. A high grade is unfavorable. However, it is also important to know the hormone receptor status.  (+ info)

Can someone give me the definition of a type of cancer call INFILTRATING DUCTAL CARCINOMA SBR GRADE III OF III

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Serious answer: its for a love one who was diagnoise with it.
here are a couple of links that may have info for you:
http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/idc.jsp
http://cms.komen.org/komen/AboutBreastCancer/BreastFacts/WhatIsBreastCancer?ssSourceNodeId=284&ssSourceSiteId=Komen
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=545046
take care.  (+ info)

my mother has been dianosed with grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma & a doctor in nigeria said d breast b remov?

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doctor recommend the breast be removed,why and is that correct.pls advise.l am worried,she's 73yrs old.
A ductal carcinoma is a form of breast cancer, where cancer cells grow inside the breast ducks. By removing the breasts, the cancerous tissues will be removed (i.e the tumor). On top of that it will prevent it from spreading (if it isn't done yet). So year, removing the breast is a suitable course of action. On top of that she may need radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

If you mother was healthy until then, she will be fine, but I cannot promise anything.

All you can do is be by her side, and support her as much as you can. She will loose or gain weight which may be scary. She will also be very tired, she may loose her hair, and she will also become very cranky (most doctors don't tell you that). Just deal with it and love her. Don't show her that you are worried, but do ask for all medical details, I find that it helps a lot of the patients to know exactly what's happening and why.

Furthermore, make sure you mother keeps (or starts) exercising several times a week (2-3 times). It will be hard for her, especially at the beginning, but on the long run, cancer patient who exercise have a better recovery.

Finally, you mother will need a very strict medical follow up. Once most cancer cells are gone, she will have to get a full blood count every 3 months at least.

Good luck.  (+ info)

Is moderate ductal carcinoma curable if detected early?

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Grade 2 Moderately-differentiated breast cells;
have characteristics between
Grade 1 and Grade 3 tumors. 6,7 75% 63% grade Description Score 5 yr. survival 7 yr. survival Summary of Histologic Grades of Breast Cancer

A tumor with a final sum of 3, 4, or 5 is considered a Grade 1 tumor (well-differentiated). A sum of 6 or 7 is considered a Grade 2 tumor (moderately-differentiated), and a sum of 8 or 9 is a Grade 3 tumor (poorly-differentiated).

Pathologists also look for necrosis (areas of degenerating cancer cells) when determining a tumor’s grade. Cancers with a high grade, necrosis, cancers close to the surrounding margin of breast tissue of a lumpectomy sample, or large areas of DCIS are more likely to recur after breast cancer treatment than other breast cancers.  (+ info)

what is the chromosome number of infiltrating ductal carcinoma?

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it is a type of breast cancer
9  (+ info)

can invasive ductal carcinoma move to other parts of the body?

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That is the usual type of breast adenocarcinoma - and yes the breast cancer cells may spread through the blood stream to any part of the body. Over the years I've seen breast cancer spread to every body part except the heart.  (+ info)

diagnosis microinvasive high grade ductal carcinoma associated with high grade ductal carcinoma in situ?

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i need to know what kind of treatment i need
Likely surgery will be first step, and the decision to be made is whether breast conservation surgery (BCS) is possible. If it is, BCS plus radiation is absolutely equivalent to mastectomy, so radical surgery is not usually necessary. Sometimes DCIS can be multi-focal, and a mastectomy is needed to be sure you get it all removed.
On your breast specimen, estrogen, progesterone and Her2 receptors (we call these ER, PR and Her2 respectively) will be analyzed. Given microinvasive disease, lymph nodes will be assessed (usually sentinel node procedure is done these days). All of this information will then be used to decide a treatment plan. If ER +/- PR positive, you would receive hormonal therapy. Depending on actual tumor size, if you are Her2 positive, you would receive trastuzumab (Herceptin), though if you invasive tumor was 1 mm or two, maybe Herceptin wouldn't be offered (it is not given for DCIS under any circumstance).

Decision making regarding chemotherapy is complex and can't be reduced to a few paragraphs. Similarly, the discussions about this in my office are usually the longest i do because of this complexity. Be sure you get your money's worth!

Blessings  (+ info)

website for research about invasive ductal carcinoma?

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ok, please do not tell me to google this. there are thousands of websites about cancer. some of them are not up to date or even correct.
yesturday i was told i had cancer, because of the tumor size i was told i would not have radiation but they would remove the breast and do a large amount of chemo.
i want to know everything i can about this treatment,research,and almost everything
however ive been online for hours and im finding bad websites.
If anyone knows of good websites please let me know
Introduction
In ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), abnormal cells multiply and form a growth within a milk duct of your breast. Although DCIS is an early form of breast cancer, it's noninvasive, meaning it hasn't spread out of the milk duct to invade other parts of the breast. Some experts consider DCIS to be a "preinvasive" condition. DCIS is the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer.

DCIS is usually found during mammogram screenings, but it can be difficult to detect. Because of increased screening with mammograms, the rate at which DCIS is diagnosed has increased dramatically in recent years. Fortunately, the condition isn't life-threatening, but it does require treatment. Unlike lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) — which really isn't a cancer at all but a marker for increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer — DCIS is more likely to develop into invasive breast cancer if left untreated.

This is what you can read and ask question on this site
the link is at the bottom

Signs and symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
When to seek medical advice
Screening and diagnosis
Treatment
Coping skills  (+ info)

invasive ductal carcinoma?

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my mother has just been diagnosed invasive ductal carcinoma. She had a mammogram one year ago, and it was normal. A year later, it is cancer. Anyone has any information on thisi?
Mammography is just a screen for cancer. The way that radiologists find early cancer on mammograms is to look for masses and for microcalcifications.

Unfortunately, mammography is an imperfect screen. In about 10 to 15% of cases, the tumors don't show up on mammograms. That is why breast self examination in addition to mammography saves lives--women are able to find masses that the mammograms don't detect.

Also, some tumors just grow really rapidly. In your mother's case, the tumor could have been too small to be seen on the mammogram from a year ago.  (+ info)

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