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2 different cancers in same breast

LLVLS
LLVLS CSN Member Posts: 1
in Breast Cancer #1

2 different cancers in same breast.  is this common?

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  • peony
    peony CSN Member Posts: 306 Member
    #2
    It happened to me.  If it's

    It happened to me.  If it's cancer, it can happen.

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  • hugs4youtoo
    hugs4youtoo CSN Member Posts: 1
    edited September 2017 #3
    It happened to me too, 2 different cancers in the same breast

    I was dx with ILC 8.3 cm mass ER+ PR+, HER2- and  in 7 lymph nodes IDC, as well as IDC 1.5 cm massER+ PR+ HER2+ in 1 lymph node.  My surgeon got clean margins so all cancer has been removed.  Starting 5 months of ACTHP Dose Dense chemo 9/29.  Adriamycin and Cytoxan for 4 cycles.  Then Taxol weekly x 12, Herceptin and Perjeta for 1 year.

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  • Elaine_wi
    Elaine_wi CSN Member Posts: 124 Member
    edited September 2017 #4
    Two different cancers, left and right

    I had invasive lobular carcinoma in my left breast and microinvasive ductal carcinoma in my right.

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  • scraphappy2006
    scraphappy2006 CSN Member Posts: 2
    #5
    2 cancers, 1 breast

    I was initially diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma stage 2b, triple negative. When they did the pathology from the masectomy they found DCIS in several areas around the same breast. It has all been removed now along with the other breast so the chance of reoccurance in the breast is low. 

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  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 CSN Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    edited October 2017 #6
    Sorry to hear...hugs
     
    Densie

    Sorry to hear...hugs

     

    Densie

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  • Mike555
    Mike555 CSN Member Posts: 8
    #7
    Happened to my wife too

    My wife's case is very complex. She had an estrogen +, 100% estrogen, grade 1 BC to right breast. Inside that was an estrogen positive, 30% estrogen, grade 3 BC. In 9 of her 19 lymph nodes were triple negative metaplastic BC. Lifetime A/C and radiation got ride of the whole mess. After 9 months on tamoxifen the cancer returned with numerous mets to her spine. Her estrogen pos BC turned into regular type triple negative. She's been on Xeloda and, as per her last PET/CT scan, most of the mets were gone and the few that were left had reduced SUV.

    Because of my wife's complex BC history she is in-eligable for any BC trials.

    MikeW

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  • Apaugh
    Apaugh CSN Member Posts: 850 Member
    #8
    Mike

    You and your wife have been down  tough rode.  Keeping you in my prayers for peace and comfort for you both.

    Hugs,

    Annie

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  • Dianne Wilburn
    Dianne Wilburn CSN Member Posts: 6
    #9
    Me, too

    Two tumors were very near one another, but different cancers.

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  • VickiSam
    VickiSam CSN Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #10
    Not as uncommon as we may expect ..

    .. so sorry this happened to you - cancer sucks ! 

     

    Vicki Sam

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