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Discovery and diagnosis :
What is ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)?
Routine mammograms: the UK Breast Screening Programme
Diagnostic mammograms
Referral to an assessment clinic
Diagnostic tests: mammogram
Diagnostic tests: ultrasound scan
Diagnostic tests: biopsy
Waiting for results
Feelings about the diagnosis
Telling other people
Treatments & their impacts :
Feelings about having a wide local excision
Wide local excision: the operation
Wide local excision: recovery
Wide local excision: pathology results
Feelings about having a mastectomy
Mastectomy: the operation
Mastectomy: physical and emotional recovery
Mastectomy: pathology results
Breast reconstruction using an implant
Breast reconstruction using an LD flap
Breast reconstruction using a DIEP flap
Nipple reconstruction
Choosing not to have breast reconstruction
Prostheses
Body image
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Hormone therapy
Information and support :
Information
Support from family, friends and health professionals
Support from other women with DCIS or breast cancer
Effects on daily life :
How it effects families
Views on breast screening
Messages to others
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 55-60
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Sandy - Interview 20
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Sandy had some lymph nodes removed. They were all clear but her arm was a bit sore and painful afterwards.
Sandy was diagnosed with DCIS and, after a wide local excision, told the DCIS had actually been invasive cancer. She had radiotherapy and was taking tamoxifen.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Maisie - Interview 19
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Maisie had both her breasts removed and reconstructed at the same time. She was happy with this decision because she was concerned to have all the can
Maisie was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and DCIS. She had a double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction and chemotherapy. She will also be having radiotherapy and hormone therapy.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Patricia - Interview 7
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Patricia agreed with the doctor’s advice but, later, felt upset about having a mastectomy and really didn’t want one.
Patricia was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 53. She had a mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction six months later. She will also be taking hormone therapy.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Maisie - Interview 19
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Maisie says that, although she had a double mastectomy and other treatment for invasive breast cancer and DCIS, she still feels positive. She advises
Maisie was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and DCIS. She had a double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction and chemotherapy. She will also be having radiotherapy and hormone therapy.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Interview with Radiologist / Breast Surgeon
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Breast Surgeon - Interview 37
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A doctor explains more about the different grades of DCIS.
Dr Horgan explains what DCIS is, the different grades of DCIS, how it is treated, having an operation and more.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Interview with Radiologist / Breast Surgeon
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Radiologist - Interview 36
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A doctor talks about breast x-rays that show invasive breast cancer.
Dr Michell explains about screening and diagnostic mammograms, calcifications, normal and breast cancer x-rays, ultrasound scans and biopsies.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 55-60
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Eileen - Interview 24
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Eileen felt embarrassed and guilty. Although invasive breast cancer is more serious than DCIS, she still had a mastectomy and found it hard to feel lu
Eileen was diagnosed with DCIS in 2002 and had a mastectomy. Afterwards, she questioned the value of breast screening and chooses not to have routine mammograms.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Maisie - Interview 19
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Maisie had a double mastectomy and both breasts reconstructed at the same time. She found it difficult to walk on her own at first but was determined
Maisie was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and DCIS. She had a double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction and chemotherapy. She will also be having radiotherapy and hormone therapy.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Patricia - Interview 7
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Patricia had invasive breast cancer and DCIS. She feels that making treatment decisions for DCIS are harder because it might not develop. She would ha
Patricia was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 53. She had a mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction six months later. She will also be taking hormone therapy.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Interview with Radiologist / Breast Surgeon
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Breast Surgeon - Interview 37
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A doctor explains why lymph nodes are sometimes removed when a woman has DCIS.
Dr Horgan explains what DCIS is, the different grades of DCIS, how it is treated, having an operation and more.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Interview with Radiologist / Breast Surgeon
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Breast Surgeon - Interview 37
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A doctor talks about the risk factors for DCIS and breast cancer.
Dr Horgan explains what DCIS is, the different grades of DCIS, how it is treated, having an operation and more.
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