Two types of cancers in one?

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Ohthatcat
Ohthatcat Member Posts: 25
edited October 2019 in Just Diagnosed

Hi everyone, I'm a 35/f. First time poster, but I’ve been lurking a bit!

I just got my biopsy report back. It's positive for two types of cancer (ductal and lobular) in one tumor! How is that possible? It's a huge mass. Popped up a month so ago and now it’s big enough to see through my skin

Am I just incredibly lucky (sarcasm!)??? Geez!

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  • Trishyla
    Trishyla Member Posts: 1,005
    edited October 2019

    Yeah, it's fairly common. A lot of people have DCIS and IDC or LCIS and ILC, but mixed type is always possible. I do beat you at cancer bingo, though. I had five kinds of cancer spread across seven tumors in both breasts. Lucky effing me. (Also sarcasm 😁)

    Come here as often as you need. You'll find incredible support here.

    Good luck. Hope all goes well with your treatment.

    Trish

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  • beach2beach
    beach2beach Member Posts: 996
    edited October 2019

    Hi,


    I had ILC, LCIS and DCIS all in one tumor also.


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  • Ohthatcat
    Ohthatcat Member Posts: 25
    edited October 2019

    haha, then this makes me feel...better? Lol. Just when you think you have a handle on the basic knowledge, more things come your way

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  • edj3
    edj3 Member Posts: 2,076
    edited October 2019

    I did too, think of it this way: our mutant uprisings are overachievers.

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  • letsgogolf
    letsgogolf Member Posts: 263
    edited October 2019

    It happens. Mine was called IDC with Lobular Features on one report and Mixed Type on another. Probably won't mean much as far as treatment goes. I believe they are treated pretty much the same. Best wishes!

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  • Ohthatcat
    Ohthatcat Member Posts: 25
    edited October 2019

    thanks! That's good to know the treatments are similar. I was hoping to just have surgery, but this thing is giant (popped up a month ago and now it's poppinh out through my skin!) so it seems like some sort of treatment before surgery will happen. Glad that it won't be double the treatments

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  • Ohthatcat
    Ohthatcat Member Posts: 25
    edited October 2019

    LMAO that's what my friend said to me about it! “Stop overachieving in an objectively horrifying way." Haha

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