DCIS - A Pathologist's Perspective | 2023 Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patient Forum

[@gloriaguilbert7218]

Thank you for this video, it would be nice to receive the diagnose from a pathologist, well explained like you did. When I was diagnosed with DCIS last November, I was overwhelmed and was trying to understand exactly this.

[@Ugandangirl]

How are you?

[@nancyschneider2524]

Does a biopsy cause a break in the duct which could spread cancer?

[@deborahvandenheuvel1904]

I would like to know also

[@soulala4585]

I want to know too 😢

[@purple777royal]

I would like to read any reply about this from a breast oncologist.

[@MicheleSlabodnick]

I believe that it happened to me.

[@marives8]

That was in my mind & still in my mind even after surgery. Looking forward to an answer please

[@tonyawhitten5199]

It would be nice to be able to talk to our pathologists when we are going through all of this. I would have understood it better. My question is, how many women have to take something like Tomoxifin in order to prevent one woman from having a recurrence? We are talking about drugs that can cause all kinds of other issues including heart problems. It really reduces the quality of life for a patient and you are talking about taking it for years. How does this effect health years down the road? The last thing I want to do is cause an additional health issue because I took a drug that possibly may have prevented me from getting a recurrence. It really sounds like a crap shoot. I was treated for low grade DCIS and have a lower possibility of it coming back yet I have doctors pushing me to take an anti estrogen medication. I am finally feeling great after having to come off of my natural hormone therapy, having surgery and radiation. Now I am supposed to take a drug that is going to make me feel like crap and harm my body even more? I am 64 years old and I just don't see the logic in this.

[@commonsense6967]

I agree with you! Most DCIS never becomes cancer, but they need a way to determine which ones will!

[@rubybrown4652]

And they have no idea which case’s will become cancerous they are just shooting arrow’s in the dark and making everybody take the same treatment 😮

[@nancyschneider2524]

Research DCISION and COMET. They are doing studies for overtreatment of DCIS

[@theworldofjuniperthecat1307]

Yes. Good question

[@louisep5178]

My advice would be trust the doctors you may not need to be on the tablets longer than five years

[@lindav1189]

This is a HUGE help for the men in the family

[@YRTheyDoingThis]

Thank you for this!

[@shevonesemiller270]

This was very informative, I know have a better understanding thank you.

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[@GO-xs8pj]

Great summary.

[@kiminsley1728]

Thank you for this. I was just diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, I am now waiting for my MRI and surgery. I am very scared.

[@MichelleHotchkissArt]

Hugs and prayers for you.🫂

[@marieplacide1641]

me too

[@listening-glistening]

How are you doing?

[@dianealexander9385]

I have the same too.

[@adelafirme]

@@dianealexander9385Hello Dear, sitting in the waiting room for my biopsy. How are you doing,♥️

[@laurenlopez2973]

excellent presentation

[@qyet61]

Thank you Doc, excellent presentation which gave me a very clear understanding to all my questions

[@kimdigrazia6816]

great info

[@stephcbrown]

I'm confused by the pathways slide at 7:08. What about high grade, ER positive DCIS?

[@maryheffernan2627]

Hi Can repeated mammograms cause a comedy necrosis to start .

[@dmj94044]

I like your yiddishism describing comedo necrosis as schmutz. ;-)

[@yos4257]

Hi Doctor can you pls help me out review my patholoy slides/blocks and reports? I feel like I am.being dismissed and doctors are not taking my symptoms seriously due to report " benign"

[@pmw3839]

Could the calcification be caused by taking high strength vitamin D supplements without vitamin K2?

[@rubybrown4652]

What did they do for you that you’re so in love with them?

[@maryheffernan2627]

sorry comedo necrosis .

[@washda1965]

Excellent presentation

[@shevonesemiller270]

This was very informative, I know have a better understanding thank you.