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What causes breast and arm pain after having biopsy with Lobular Carcinoma in Situ diagnosis?


I can barely raise my arms up over my head. I have sever pain between the shoulders and elbow on both arms. I had three wire localizations with excisional biopsies in April 2008, and this has gotten alot worse since the surgery. What can I do and where should I start to look for answers.?
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look in the chat section of this link and see if someone their is experienced the same problems that you are having, but I would advise you to go and see your doctor just in case you have developed an infection from having a biopsy done. good luck.xx  (+ info)

Trying to help a massage client with evasive lobular carcinoma of the breast?


I have a client who has stage 4 evasive lobular carcino of the right breast. It is caused by her body making massive amounts of estrogen and progesterone from some where in her body. They tried giving her a medication that would put her into menopause to stop the production of the estrogen but she got violently
ill after just two tablets. It actually did give her the symptoms of menopause but the depression was so severe she cryed for two days and was actually thinking of suicide which is something she never thinks of. She stopped taking the medication after the second pill and it took 2 days to lose the side effects. They say it is too big to do surgery (the tumor) and that chemo and radiation will not cure this type of cancer. We have been doing energy work which helps but periods make the tumor grow more. We are looking to find out if there is any other type of treatment for this condition that is alternative. I have some carsinoma homeopathic beads Will this help?
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There is an alternative treatment if your interested, its not used alot in the US. Europe and other nations worldwide are using it alot more. Its called BCEC (Biologically closed electrical circuit). It might sound weird but the treatment method is easier on the patient than traditional chemo/radiation and the end results are remarkebly high. I suggest it to people before starting the chemo/radiation treatment.
It was created by Dr. Björn E.W. Nordenström.
His website is http://www.iabc.readywebsites.com/page/page/623957.htm
If you want more info check out http://www.emfscience.net  (+ info)

My mom was just diagnosed with Lobular carcinoma stage 2?


Can anyone tell me a little more about this....maybe from experience... Thank you!
it is moderatly diferantieated....she will undergo a lymph biopsy to see if its spread....i hope it dosent...does anyone know about this? please help Thank you!
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The bad news is that is it is very likely an Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
. The good news is that it is a stage two which is very treatable.

From the American Cancer Society.


Lobular carcinoma in situ

Although not a true cancer, lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS; also called lobular neoplasia) is sometimes classified as a type of non-invasive breast cancer, which is why it is included here. It begins in the milk-producing glands but does not grow through the wall of the lobules.

Most breast cancer specialists think that LCIS itself does not become an invasive cancer very often, but women with this condition do have a higher risk of developing an invasive breast cancer in the same breast or in the opposite breast. For this reason, women with LCIS should make sure they have regular mammograms.
Invasive (or infiltrating) lobular carcinoma

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) starts in the milk-producing glands (lobules). Like IDC, it can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. About 1 out of 10 invasive breast cancers are ILCs. Invasive lobular carcinoma may be harder to detect by a mammogram than invasive ductal carcinoma.

Stage II

These cancers are larger and/or have spread to a few nearby lymph nodes.

Local therapy: Surgery and radiation therapy options for stage II tumors are similar to those for stage I tumors (see above), except that in stage II, radiation therapy may be considered even after mastectomy if the tumor is large (more than 5 cm across) or the cancer is found after surgery to have spread to several lymph nodes.

Adjuvant systemic therapy: Adjuvant systemic therapy is recommended for women with stage II breast cancer. It may involve hormone therapy, chemotherapy, trastuzumab, or some combination of these, depending on the patient's age, estrogen-receptor status, and HER2/neu status. See below for more information on adjuvant therapy.

Neoadjuvant therapy: An option for some women who would like to have breast-conserving therapy for tumors larger than 2 cm (about 4/5 inch across) is to have neoadjuvant (before surgery) chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and/or trastuzumab to shrink the tumor.

If the neoadjuvant treatment shrinks the tumor enough, women may then be able to have breast-conserving surgery (such as lumpectomy) followed by radiation therapy, as well as hormone therapy if the tumor is hormone receptor-positive. Further chemotherapy may also be considered. If the tumor does not shrink enough for breast-conserving surgery, then mastectomy followed by different chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy is the usual treatment. A woman's chance for survival from breast cancer does not seem to be affected by whether she gets her chemotherapy before or after her breast surgery.  (+ info)

i have invasive lobular carcinoma what are my chances of getting over it?


There is full information here -
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=5072
Good Luck and stay positive xxx  (+ info)

how do i know when is chemotherapy for ductal and lobular breast cancer?


when is need chemotherapy after radical mastectomy for patient with mixed invasive ductal and lobular carcinoma (grade 3 score 8) 2-involement of two axillary lymphnodes by tumoral lesion were seen.mastectomy of one mam is done -age is 61-?
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After you were diagnosed and work up was completed you should have been referred to an oncologist who would have told you. The surgeon should have also told you when to follow up with them and the oncologist.  (+ info)

sclerosing adenosis and lobular carcinoma in situ?


My sister found a lump in her breast and has just been told, after biopsy, that it is sclerosing adenosis. She also got told she has 'lobular carcinoma in situ'. I have read this is not cancer but sounds very scary and I have done some research on the net but can't get a clear answer as to if this gives her a higher risk of cancer...

Is it more dangerous to have both these conditions? or are they usually found together?

Can anyone make it all any clearer?
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I expect your sister could also so with talking this through with someone else at this stage. She will only have heard a certain degree of what was told to her in the clinic.
It is so hard to absorb all the details in amongst the panic in your mind at the words used.

So you can either ring the breast care nurse within the unit and go with her for a chat or you alone will be able to ring one of the Cancer charities or Cancer backup and get your questions answered by a person who is well qualified and knows all the current treatments and therapies.

Be positive with her over this and remember that the current treatment programs have a huge success rate.  (+ info)

i have lobular carcinoma in situ. What is it? Will I need radiation?


Lobular carcinoma in situ, or LCIS, is generally considered to be a pre-cancerous condition. It is lobular because the cancer is confined to the lobules—which are the glands that actually make milk.

Carcinoma refers to any cancer that begins in the skin or other tissues that cover internal organs—such as breast tissue. In situ or "in its original place" means that the cancer has not spread to any surrounding tissues.

Treatment Options for Patients with LCIS:

- Observation after diagnostic biopsy.
- Tamoxifen to decrease the incidence of subsequent breast cancers.
- Ongoing breast cancer prevention trials (CAN-NCIC-MAP3).
- Bilateral prophylactic total mastectomy, without axillary node dissection.

As an aside, I had carcinoma in situ (but not lobular - another type.) They cut it out and watched me carefully for a couple of years. I am totally fine. I know it is scary but being caught this early is a gift. Many doctors don't even think of carcinoma in situ as cancer. They think of it as a pre-curser to cancer.

Check out the sources section below for links to where I got this information.  (+ info)

Lobular Carcinoma in Situ and Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia?


Does anyone out there know of any herbs, vitamins, etc... that may keep these two diagnosis's from turning to cancer and or invasive cancer.? I was just diagnosed with both of them after three wire localizations and biopsies of my left breast. There is a lot of breast cancer and cancer in my family. My paternal grandma died of breast cancer in her 70"s. My paternal aunt had breast cancer, beat it for two years, and is now fearing it may have returned due to the way she feels. My sister who is 49 is undergoing chemo right now for breast cancer. My sisters son died of leukemia at the age of 2 in 1980. My dad died of cancer that started in his mouth and went to his brain. My maternal grandma died of ovarian cancer. I just turned 47 on March 19. So far I am being offered masectomy of both breast or taking Tamoxifen. I want all the info and ideas I can get. I am raising my 6 year old grand daughter and I need to do what ever I can to live. I am overweight, but have lost some.
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Have you been tested to see if there is a genetic component (BRCA-1 & BRCA-2) to the breast cancers found in yourself and your relatives? If not, I'd ask to be tested.

http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-brca-gene-test

If the test comes back showing that you carry the BRCA gene then I would certainly think about the double mastectomy.

Do you know if your tumors were estrogen receptor postive? If so then I'd also strongly consider taking the tamoxifen.

http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/hormonal/what_is_it/hormone_role.jsp

There are no herbs or vitamins that will help for certain in your situation. The non-breast cancers found in your relatives will have no bearing on your current situation but the breast cancer in your grandma and aunt might be of consequence as far as your having the BRCA gene.

I'd look for answers from the women here who have had breast cancer themselves and who can speak from first hand experience. They can give you the real bottom line facts appropriate for your situation.

all the best  (+ info)

survival of breast cancer, invasive lobular carcinoma?


my mom has ilc, had her breast removed, they never told her the stage or grade yet. she hasnt started treatment yet but has an appointment tomorrow with the onc. she had 20 lymph nodes removed, 19 had cancer. what does all this mean and does she have a good chance of survival?
thank you for answering. her surgeon said she will likely need chemo and possibly radiation. she had a bone scan, and will have a cat scan for her organc is a few weeks. My dad is going to the appt with her. I think she may be stage 3 because of the size of the thickening area. im just so scared of it all. our family has NO history of any cancer, except for moms uncle who got lung cancer from smoking like a chimmney
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What is a carcinoma and how is it taken out?


A relative of mine has a carcinoma on his liver that needs to be removed. Doctors say it's gonna be hard to remove it, but so far the prognosis is good.

Also, how does it differ from a regular tumor and / or regular cancer?
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A carcinoma "IS" a regular type of cancer involving the liver.
I have seen hundreds of them.
It depends if it is a primary or a metastatic carcinoma in (not on) the liver.
What is the biopsy histology ? You tell us nothing useful to diagnose this case.
There is no "good" prognosis with a carcinoma involving the liver.
If you really want to know what is happening,
go with your relative when he sees his doctors.
Then study on the internet.
It takes 13 years of higher education to be a cancer specialist.  (+ info)

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