DCIS at 36

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Taylorcm27
Taylorcm27 Member Posts: 1
edited December 2017 in Young With Breast Cancer

Hello. I'm 36 and was recently diagnosed with intermediate grade DCIS. I'm trying to make a decision on treatment: mastectomy with reconstruction or lumpectomy. I'd love to hear from others that have been through either option and what their experience was like. I'm leaning towards mastectomy, but I'm not 100%.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited December 2017

    Dear Taylorcm27,

    Welcome to the community. We are sorry about your diagnosis but glad that you reached out. You also may want to look at the DCIS forum. There may be similar topics of interest for you there.Here is some information on Lumpectomy versus Mastectomy on our main site as well for you to review. Let us know how we can be helpful. The MOds

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  • Reikion
    Reikion Member Posts: 50
    edited December 2017

    Hi Taylorcm27,

    I was diagnosed at age 42 with DCIS but ended up being stage 1 (after surgery). I opted for a lumpectomy. In my case a large section was taken out (about 13 cms of DCIS) and had a reduction on the other side for symmetry. My thought was that if I needed to get a mastectomy later I could always do that.

    My margins were clear. I only had 1 surgery - oncoplastic lumpectomy with reduction on the other side.

    Wish you the best with your treatment decisions.

    Reikion

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