Hopefully someone can help me calm my daughter's fears.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer after her first ever mammogram, LCIS with invasive lobular too.
She's had a lumpectomy but no clear margins. When they did the second op they came out with one clear scrape and two with pre-cancerous cells, no lymph node involvement. She's had an MRI today and is going for a pre-treatment scan and radiotherapy plan on Friday. She's to start the radio on the 30th September but she's been told that it may not be the 5 treaments first mentioned but 15. Now she's worried and tearful.
I've no idea what this LCIS is about....I've had a lumpectomy for invasive, DCIS attached to pectoral muscle, clear margins, no lymph node involvement and 5 radio treatments.
Can anyone give me some info about the LCIS and whether she's at risk because of the prcancerous cells please.
TIA, PLP
Hi PLP
Here's the description from the cancer research website "Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) means that cells inside some of the breast lobules have started to become abnormal. LCIS It is not a cancer. The lobules are glands that make breast milk. The abnormal cells are all contained within the inner lining of the lobules. LCIS is also called lobular neoplasia."
So, hopefully this will reassure your daughter a little.
I had 15 sessions of radiotherapy before they started to do the 5 x more intense sessions and actually I found it ok. I had it over 3 weeks and had weekends off. I think it was nice, because my breasts had a little time over the weekends to recover a little. (I was treated with radio about 5 years ago)
Hope this helps,
Lelsey
