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Breast cancer so scared it’s spread

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I have been diagnosed this week with stage 2 dcis and am waiting on her2  I have to have a mastectomy as there is cancerous calcification throughout my breast. Lymph node’s come back clear. I am so scared at every ache and pain I have in my body that it has spread. I can’t sleep and the fearof it spreading or already has is  causing so much anxiety. 

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    Hi

    I was also diagnosed with DCIS, they are classed as either low, medium or high grade. The later is more likely to turn into invasive cancer if left untreated.

    DCIS (stage 0) is contained within the ducts and therefore cannot spread. Only invasion cancer can spread. 

    I would ask for a MRI, if you haven't already done so as this will show if there is any invasive element to the DCIS. 

    If no sign of invasion then you have nothing to worry about in terms of spread. 

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    Hi

    I was also diagnosed with DCIS, they are classed as either low, medium or high grade. The later is more likely to turn into invasive cancer if left untreated.

    DCIS (stage 0) is contained within the ducts and therefore cannot spread. Only invasion cancer can spread. 

    I would ask for a MRI, if you haven't already done so as this will show if there is any invasive element to the DCIS. 

    If no sign of invasion then you have nothing to worry about in terms of spread. 

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