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| Asked: 7/26/2010
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My mother had a partial mastectomy to remove a .4 cm breast tumor. |
| Asked: 7/24/2010
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Hi Lillie, first a little history. Initial diagnose with Stage 2 TNBC 05, tumor 3.7 cm, SN positive remaining 9 nodes removed negative. |
| Asked: 7/20/2010
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dear lillie my mother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to brain she completed WBRT then started xeloda with tykerb. |
| Asked: 7/20/2010
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Could you give some updated information on the MammoSite radiation therapy. |
| Asked: 7/20/2010
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Time fram for Radiation. I am 53 and had surgery 8 weeks ago & removed a 1.1cm,grad 1, Margins+, IDC, Her2-, RE+99%,PR+99%, Lymphatic & Lymph nodes neg. |
| Asked: 7/20/2010
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59 yr old with IDC post lumpectomy with negative lymph node. |
| Asked: 7/16/2010
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I have stage 2 breast cancer, had a modified radical mastectomy, one postive lymph node, one cancerous tumor--5.5 cm, Chemo to start soon. |
| Asked: 7/12/2010
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what would be the lowest dose and course of prednisone for recently diagnosed radiation pneumonitis for a female 115lbs? Is it recommended given with pentoxifyllin... |
| Asked: 7/10/2010
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Had left sentinel lymph node excisional biopsy and left breast lumpectomy 6/24/10. |
| Asked: 7/2/2010
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dearest lillie i would like to ask about brain radiosurgery after WBRT,DOES IT OFFER BETTER OVERALL SURVIVAL BESIDE LOCAL CONTROL IN PATIETS WITH WELL CONTRABLE... |
| Asked: 6/28/2010
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I had a mastectomy 5/17/10. Stage: pT1c(m)N0(sn)MX. |
| Asked: 6/26/2010
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dear doctor my mother was diagnosed with breast mets.she terminated her WBRT LAST FEB.HER FIRST MRI DONE 2 MONTHS AFTER RADIATION SHOWED REGRESSION RATE OF 25... |
| Asked: 6/22/2010
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Hi I had radiation therapy for stage 1 breast cancer 4 years ago. |
| Asked: 6/22/2010
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Follow up to question and answer FYI - EBC = Early Breast Cancer. My margins are enormous and clear - 11-12mm all round. |
| Asked: 6/21/2010
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I am really interested in why radiation is not offered or accepted. |
| Asked: 6/19/2010
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This is in regards to the question I posted on 6/18 - answered on 6/19 about angiosarcoma. |
| Asked: 6/19/2010
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DX 04/STAGE1,GRADE3,ER+PR+HER NEG./LUMPECTOMY W/CLEAR MARGINS,0/16 NODES, 36 RADS W/ BOOSTS, ARIMIDEX 5 YRS. |
| Asked: 6/15/2010
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I finished 6 weeks of radiation therapy on 4/20/2010. Mastectomy with reconstruction. |
| Asked: 6/4/2010
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I had a dbl Mastectomy IDC t1bN0MO grade1 er pr+ her- LVI BVI absent the posterior margin was 4mm to chest wall. |
| Asked: 6/4/2010
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Had modified radical masctomy for dcis in 1997. |
| Asked: 6/4/2010
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My last radiation treatment after a lumpectomy for DCIS was 3 months ago. |
| Asked: 5/28/2010
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I finished my radiation therapy a month ago. |
| Asked: 5/28/2010
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IF Radiation alone will not kill DCIS that is present (as you said). |
| Asked: 5/27/2010
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Why need do surgery with DCIS ? To have Radiation, after lumpectomy, in order to kill the left over dcis. |
| Asked: 5/26/2010
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Thanks for taking my question on 5/13/2010 (answer posted on 5/14). |
| Asked: 5/20/2010
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I have put off taking Arimidex until I finish radiation (low dose 5040 cGy in 180 cGy fractions) to the chest wall and supraclavicular region. |
| Asked: 5/20/2010
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Hello and thank you for helping so many. |
| Asked: 5/19/2010
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My mother had a lumpectomy with 4 sentinal nodes that were negative. |
| Asked: 5/18/2010
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GOOD NEWS FROM JHU (www.hopkinsbreastcenter.org/artemis/201004/11.html) When this procedure be available at AVON ? |
| Asked: 5/15/2010
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dear lillie im sheduled to do SRS FOR BRAIN METS AFTER WBRT , IM ON XELODA WITH TYKERB SHOULD I STOP XELODA UNTILL AFTER THE SRS THANK YOU. |
| Asked: 5/14/2010
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How many rads do I need? Diagnosed with IDC December 2009 (age 40, healthy otherwise and not overweight. |
| Asked: 5/10/2010
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I had a mammosite for a small, non invasive cancer.(lumpectomy as well) I believe I was borderline weight wise and have very small breasts. |
| Asked: 5/8/2010
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I had a partial mastectomy in October 2009 and completed radiation treatments in December. |
| Asked: 5/8/2010
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Thank you for your help. My sister had 8 rounds of chemo and radiation to her right breast in 2007 for ER/PR + her 2 - stage 2 (2 out of 7 nodes positive) in 2007. |
| Asked: 5/6/2010
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My mom has just finished radiation treatment 2 days ago. |
| Asked: 5/6/2010
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I have copd, can I have radiation therapy for breast cancer without further damage to my lungs. |
| Asked: 5/5/2010
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Sorry, I got the time line wrong in the question I just submitted. |
| Asked: 5/5/2010
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This is a follow up to the question I asked on 4/26/10 regarding internal mammary node irradiation. |
| Asked: 5/5/2010
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DEAREST LILLIE HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME my mother has been recently diagnosed with brain mets ,first thought to be three the largest 4cm,then it appeared that... |
| Asked: 5/1/2010
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I had my left breast and 6 lymph nodes removed 5 weeks ago due to estrogen receptor negative-her2 positive breast cancer-(invasive ductal carcinoma)7 cm tumor.I... |
| Asked: 4/28/2010
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dearest lillie hope you can help make a difficult desicion my cancer has spread to brain in two areas,i WAS GIVEN TOW OPTIONS WRBT MAY BE WITH... |
| Asked: 4/26/2010
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I had a bilateral mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma 9/09. |
| Asked: 4/26/2010
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At Avon center, Is Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) available ? |
| Asked: 4/26/2010
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I am aged 34. I was diagnosed with left sided ductal carcinoma in September 2009. |
| Asked: 4/25/2010
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dearest lillie: im sorry for not being clear before.my question was about whole brain radiation.PLEASE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW EARLY WOULD ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE... |
| Asked: 4/25/2010
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My mother is being treated by being given Zometa having bone metastasis (t11). |
| Asked: 4/24/2010
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dear dr.shockney after WBRT, HOW EARLY YOU MAY DETECT RESPONSE BY MRI,AND WHEN YOU COULD SAY THAT RADIATION HAS REACHED MAXIMUM EFFECT . THANKS. |
| Asked: 4/18/2010
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I had a mastectomy with immediate skin sparing tram 7 weeks ago for DCIS high grade extensive but with no lymph node involvement (even on... |
| Asked: 4/15/2010
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this is as much a suggestion as a question here... |
| Asked: 4/14/2010
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My sister was diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcinoma lung cancer at the end of Jan 2010. |
| Asked: 4/8/2010
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is radiation after lumpectomy a cumulative effect (amount of time)? My radiation oncologist says he is giving a slightly lower dose over 37 days... |
| Asked: 4/6/2010
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I will need post lumpectomy radiation Rx for T1a (DCIS and small invasive), neg nodes, HERS2+, Elston 6. |
| Asked: 4/2/2010
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Do I need radiation ? I got dcis stage 0.. |
| Asked: 3/30/2010
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How soon after surgery for lumpectomy should radiation start and is 6 weeks to long to wait. |
| Asked: 3/27/2010
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What is the recommended radiation treatment for a .1 mm close clear margin at the chest wall muscle. |
| Asked: 3/25/2010
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I finished radiation in August of 04. |
| Asked: 3/25/2010
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Dear Lillie, Will having had radiation after lumpectomy and chemo have offered me some protection against recurrence if I choose to later have a bilat MX?.. |
| Asked: 3/14/2010
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I had a lumpectomy for tumor of 1.2 cm.in Jan. |
| Asked: 3/12/2010
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Why do they take regular xrays of my breast evey Monday while having radiation? |
| Asked: 3/11/2010
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I''ve had radiation for bladder cancer and it affected my bowels I either am constipated - blockage in my bowels - or have diarrhea. |
| Asked: 3/11/2010
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I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer last august - had lumpecotmy and then brackertherapy treatment for eight sessions. |
| Asked: 3/9/2010
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I had a mastectomy for DCIS and know that normally there is a less than 1% chance of recurrance locally. My oncologist thinks that I have... |
| Asked: 3/8/2010
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What are booster shots and how do they affect you I am told I will have 8 of them I am now on RAD TREATMENT 21. |
| Asked: 3/8/2010
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I asked a question on the Hormonal thread... |
| Asked: 3/8/2010
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I am a 13 yr survivor. At the time of my original diagnosis I had a mastectomy with immediate implant reconstruction and was treated with CMF. |
| Asked: 3/6/2010
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dear lillie my mother has just finished WBRT,SHE IS DOING WELL,BUT I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT HER HEARING AND MEMORY ARE NOT THE USUAL.WOULD THAT... |
| Asked: 3/5/2010
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I was diagnosed grade 0, slight microinvasion DCIS. |
| Asked: 3/4/2010
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Had AC,tumor left side was near chest wall close to heart, will rads cause heart damage with the AC increase, are there other options? Age... |
| Asked: 3/3/2010
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I''m 47 yrs old, stage 1* less than 2 CM> Ductal in situ, very small amount of infilitrating* ER+* negitive nodes* over the muscle breast... |
| Asked: 3/2/2010
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I had a double mastectomy 11/08 with tissue expanders put in. |
| Asked: 3/2/2010
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I had lumpectomy, sentinel node biopsy, axillary dissection. |
| Asked: 3/2/2010
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is it normal to have pain and tenderness in the bottom underarm area (lower side of breast) for 4+years? i had left breast radiation... |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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Hello My aunt is 55 years old and has bone mthastases after being breast cancer free for 10 years. |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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i have been diagnosed with brain mets . |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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I am sorry left out info I had DCIS. |
| Asked: 3/1/2010
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Hi, i am new to this site I had a mastectomy 2 weeks ago tumor 5 1/2 cm 1 node postive do i need padiation... |
| Asked: 2/28/2010
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Nice update to the site.
My radiation oncologist said I would have minor pulmonary issues. |
| Asked: 2/28/2010
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Mt 54 wife was just diagnosed with T1 (1.1 cm, moderately differentiated) breast cancer. |
| Asked: 2/26/2010
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Hi My my 76 year old mother was just diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. |
| Asked: 2/25/2010
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I have DCIS and am trying to decide between lumpectomy/radiation and mastectomy no radiation. |
| Asked: 2/25/2010
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At 60 (and generally healthy) I have been diagnosed with DCIS. |
| Asked: 2/7/2010
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Lily--I had skin radiation treatments as a child for a birthmark on my neck. |
| Asked: 2/6/2010
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I am a 49 year old female who last week had a lumpectomy. |
| Asked: 12/5/2009
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Thank you for this website and your time. |
| Asked: 12/5/2009
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I had radiation over 5 years ago. |
| Asked: 11/22/2009
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My mother is 84 years old, she had a lumpectomy (very small lump) and 6 weeks of radiation following the surgery. |
| Asked: 11/15/2009
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Why are rads necessary? My situation: DCIS cribriform/ papillary, intermediate w/luminal necrosis. |
| Asked: 11/7/2009
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Diagnosed in May with IDC (1 cm tumor, ER+, PR-, HER2+++). |
| Asked: 11/7/2009
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I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, grade 3. |
| Asked: 11/1/2009
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I''m almost 3 years post tx for DCIS w/microinvasion. |
| Asked: 8/29/2009
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I had a stage 1/ no lymph/ ER+ Right BC diagnosed in Jan 08- lumpectomy in MARCH 08 / 18 Onc score/ no chemo and... |
| Asked: 6/21/2009
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After a mammo of suspicous microcalcifications deep to the nipple, then a 4/02 biopsy, DCIS, largest focus 0.5cm, largest individual focus 5 mm, nuclei... |
| Asked: 5/24/2009
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I am a 53 year old female that had a lumpectomy on April 8, 2009.The tumor measured 1.1 cm and was Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. |
| Asked: 5/24/2009
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Lillie, what is current standard for radiation treatment for one positive (sentinel) node? (am er pr pos, 2.1 cm) My oncologists took my case to... |
| Asked: 4/26/2009
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My 89 year old mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. |
| Asked: 4/4/2009
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could you please tell me how many rads treatments and or boosters are given for high grade comedo dcis. |
| Asked: 4/4/2009
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Hello.I finished 28 rad sessions in June 2008. |
| Asked: 3/9/2009
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HAD LUMPECTOMY OCT 08, 1.6CM INVASIVE TUMOR, 2 CLEAR SENTINEL NODES REMOVED, CLEAR MARGINS. |
| Asked: 2/22/2009
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I have finished 33 whole breast(left) radiation treatments plus 1 "booster" when I woke up with right chest pain, chest cavity pain if I took... |
| Asked: 1/24/2009
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Nov. 11th 2008 I underwent a mastectomy with tissue expander placed on Lft breast and reduction RT breast. |
