Terminology, What does it all mean?

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HiIm a little confused with some of the terminology with DCIS and invasive.I've been told I have High Grade DCIS, is this like the Grade or Type Ive read about?What is a DMX, Im lost with a lot of the other letters and abbreviations. Is there a fact sheet of terminologies?Just wondering as want to be fully informed with my path...Thanks In Advance xx&nbsp; &nbsp;

riki_bcna · Answer

Hello @Trinny BCNA's newly developed My journey online tool has now a segment devoted to DCIS which explains the condition and the differences between the grades of DCIS which you might find helpful

primek · Answer

The links given are great. Simply said most grading or stages you read about is in relation to invasive breast cancer rather than dcis.
Reading specifically about dcis will help understand this rather thsn reading all of it.

soldiercrab · Answer

How to understand your pathology
reports

https://www.cancer.org/treatment/understanding-your-diagnosis/tests/understanding-your-pathology-report/breast-pathology/breast-cancer-pathology.html

soldiercrab · Answer

DMX is Double Mastectomy if I am correct....&nbsp;https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/glossary-of-breast-cancer-terms/

iserbrown · Answer

Here's another link that may as well as the post above on pathology&nbsp;Take carehttps://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/glossary-of-breast-cancer-terms/

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