Prophylactic mastectomy yes or no ...
Hello everybody,
I was diagnosed with invasive lobular cancer last year in July.
Surgery (mastectomy left breast), active treatment (chemo and radiation) is finished - I'm now on Tamoxifen for at...
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Hi Micha,
I was diagnosed with DCIS (HR Negative) in my left breast 15 years ago and had a lumpectomy and radiation. Back then it was about breast preserving surgery and prophylactic mastectomy was not mentioned even though I had lost my mother to BC.
Last month I was diagnosed with invasive BC in both breasts. HR Positive in my left and HR Negative in my right. I had yearly mammograms and saw my surgeon 6 monthly for checkups. Both tumours were not palpable. I have had a bi-lateral mastectomy and start chemo next week.
At the time of my surgery my surgeon also had a patient with a BC diagnosis 19 years after her initial diagnosis.
Wishing you all the best with a difficult decision.
Janette xo