Hello and thanks for posting

I am sorry to learn of your situation and appreciate this must be a worrying and upsetting time for you.

News of cancer is never easy to take in but I think the more you understand about your situation the easier it will be to handle.

Invasive breast cancer here is the most common type of breast cancer as you say.  Chemotherapy is often given prior to surgery to shrink down the tumour and make breast conserving surgery possible.

Doctors don't usually say something is treatable unless they are confident this is to be the case. Some people have a CT scan to help the doctors stage (find out how big the cancer is and if it has spread anywhere else) the cancer that helps decide the best treatment. 

Try and take things day by day for now until you know the bigger picture. Do talk through any questions or concerns you have with your team as they are in the best place to answer them.

Please get back if we can be of any more help to you. You can if you prefer give us a call on the helpline on 0808 800 4040 if you prefer.

Wishing you all the best

Naomi

Hello well I won't say don't worry because we all do,but try not too,they wouldn't say it was treatable of it wasn't.The reason you have chemo first is to shrink the lump.I went through it all I also had chemo and then tje operation and after I had radiotherapy,I just like to tell people it's not always doom and gloom,thankfully they took all the cancer away.Try not to overthink things as our minds to run away with us,just stay positive and if you ever need to talk on here then I'm here to listen.Take care x