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• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Kath - Interview 12 >> Kath is pleased that, in time, women will be invited for routine breast screening from the age of 47. She feels that more information should be availa

Kath was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 47, after seeing her GP because her breast felt dense. She had a mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Patricia - Interview 27 >> Patricia feels that women should be made more aware of symptomless breast cancers. It was only after her own diagnosis that she learnt they existed.

Patricia was diagnosed with DCIS in 1999, aged 53. She had a mastectomy and, about a year later, a second mastectomy because she felt unbalanced with only one breast and worried about recurrence.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Carol - Interview 18 >> Carol was shown an area of micro-calcifications and told that those cells were precancerous.

Carol was diagnosed with DCIS in 2008, aged 51. She had a wide local excision and was happy with the care and treatment she received.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Jane - Interview 14 >> Jane had surgery to remove two benign lumps well before she was invited for routine screening.

Jane was diagnosed with DCIS after her first routine mammogram, aged 49. She had a wide local excision and is now getting on with life as normal.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Patricia - Interview 7 >> 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 >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Linda - Interview 3 >> Linda felt shocked and numb at the thought of having a mastectomy. She felt she had no choice and no control over the decision.

Linda was diagnosed with DCIS in 2007, aged 53. She had a wide local excision, followed by a mastectomy. She was also prescribed Nolvadex for five years.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 55-60 >> Eileen - Interview 24 >> Eileen was shocked to hear she’d need a mastectomy for DCIS and to learn that DCIS is a complex condition that doctors don’t yet fully understand.

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 >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Jane - Interview 14 >> Jane thought that scarring from previous operations for benign lumps was probably the reason she was recalled.

Jane was diagnosed with DCIS after her first routine mammogram, aged 49. She had a wide local excision and is now getting on with life as normal.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 55-60 >> Ann - Interview 2 >> Ann wondered if she’d had symptoms but had pushed them to the back of her mind. She thought she’d have a lump if there was anything wrong.

Ann was diagnosed with DCIS in 2005, aged 56. She had a mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction at the same time. She is currently taking tamoxifen.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Beverley - Interview 15 >> Beverley feared the worst because the doctor found a lump when she was recalled after a routine mammogram. She was relieved to hear hear that, unusual

Beverley was diagnosed with DCIS in 2006, aged 50. She had a mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction, which she was very happy with.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Patricia - Interview 27 >> Patricia was keen to be screened at 50 but lives in a rural area and didn’t have her first mammogram until 53.

Patricia was diagnosed with DCIS in 1999, aged 53. She had a mastectomy and, about a year later, a second mastectomy because she felt unbalanced with only one breast and worried about recurrence.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: under 50 >> Jacqui - Interview 31 >> Jacqui was chosen to take part in research and nearly didn’t go for a mammogram because she’d had no symptoms.

Jacqui was diagnosed with DCIS in 1995 after having a mammogram that was part of a clinical trial. She had a mastectomy and, two weeks later, a reconstruction using an implant.

• Cancer >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Patricia - Interview 7 >> 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 >> Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) >> Age at diagnosis: 50-54 >> Jacky - Interview 25 >> Jacky advises women to be breast aware and to see their GP about any breast changes instead of dismissing them.

Jacky was diagnosed with DCIS in her right breast in 1994, aged 52, and had two wide local excisions. Later, a second cancer was found in her left breast and Jacky had a mastectomy.