Lobular Breast Cancer really IS the 'sneaky one' .... a journalist & pathologist explains why

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arpie
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A pathologist explains & shows how Lobular 'presents' in the pathology slides ...

Well worth a watch, to understand it a bit better.

https://iview.abc.net.au/video/LABS2021103188542
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  • Tri
    Tri Member Posts: 58 ✭
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    I agree @arpie - well worth watching this video interview- I didn’t fully appreciate how ILC would have been harder (if not impossible) to detect through routine mammogram and that it doesn’t always present with a lump.
    I agree - a fuller understanding about ILC characteristics and pathology give a fuller picture to the person with BC when they are weighing up surgical options like lumpectomy vs mastectomy and a better appreciation of the benefits of radiotherapy and post surgery treatments after surgery.
    I am thankful that at the start my breast surgeon requested a battalion of diagnostics - ultrasound, biopsies, MRI and PET scans. It was a bit taxing but I assume these enabled ILC to be detected and it was taken into account in my treatment and surgery regime. 
    I support the journalists call for better research into ILC and awareness raising about the shortcomings in current conventional scans for detection of ILC.

  • arpie
    arpie Member Posts: 7,592 ✭
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    It is an incredibly informative video - and seeing how the slides look vs the 'non lump' biopsy ... 

    Feel free to join the private ILC group, @tri ..... there should be a button to 'click on' to join ..... more stuff gets put there  ;) 
    https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/23-invasive-lobular-cancer-ilc

    See if any of the other private groups may suit you too ;)

    take care xx

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