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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 :
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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
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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 was recalled after her second routine mammogram. She was extremely anxious and convinced something would be wrong.
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.
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Hilary - Interview 6
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Hilary wasn’t worried because she’d been recalled after hospital tests before and nothing had ever been wrong.
Hilary was diagnosed with DCIS in 2001, aged 50. She had a wide local excision, followed by a mastectomy. She also had a delayed DIEP flap reconstruction, followed by breast reduction surgery and nipple reconstruction.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: under 50
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Sue - Interview 9
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Sue had sleepless nights and thought the worst when she was recalled because she’d had benign breast problems in the past.
Sue was diagnosed with DCIS at 49 and had a wide local excision. She was pleased she went for the mammogram and recommends them to other women.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Di - Interview 32
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Di didn’t worry when she was recalled because she didn’t fit any of the risk categories for breast cancer.
Di was diagnosed with DCIS in 2003 after her first routine mammogram. She had a mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction six months after diagnosis.
Cancer
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: under 50
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Jane - Interview 14
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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
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Patricia - Interview 27
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Patricia had another mammogram and a core biopsy, and was glad the results were given on the same day.
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
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Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
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Age at diagnosis: 50-54
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Hilary - Interview 6
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Hilary was shocked to have a biopsy and felt that more information in the recall letter might have prepared her.
Hilary was diagnosed with DCIS in 2001, aged 50. She had a wide local excision, followed by a mastectomy. She also had a delayed DIEP flap reconstruction, followed by breast reduction surgery and nipple reconstruction.
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