Hi Loulago,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

I am glad to hear that you have remained cancer free since your surgery in 2018. I have had 2 bouts of mucinous breast cancer, which occurred in the same breast, within a year of each other. The protocol for screening seems to be an annual check after your surgery, followed by further checks every 3 years, until you have been cancer free for 5 years. At that time the screening stops. If you notice new changes after this, you need to get re-referred or contact your breast clinic. 

Mucinous cancers can be difficult to detect on ultrasound and CT scans. I must confess that I found both of mine myself and they were really quite easy to feel. We are fortunate in that mucinous cancer is one of the less aggressive cancers and resources are naturally pumped into the more aggressive strains, as it should be. I am now 14 years down the line and found the hardest part, was when the scans stopped and I felt so alone. 

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Loulago,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

I am glad to hear that you have remained cancer free since your surgery in 2018. I have had 2 bouts of mucinous breast cancer, which occurred in the same breast, within a year of each other. The protocol for screening seems to be an annual check after your surgery, followed by further checks every 3 years, until you have been cancer free for 5 years. At that time the screening stops. If you notice new changes after this, you need to get re-referred or contact your breast clinic. 

Mucinous cancers can be difficult to detect on ultrasound and CT scans. I must confess that I found both of mine myself and they were really quite easy to feel. We are fortunate in that mucinous cancer is one of the less aggressive cancers and resources are naturally pumped into the more aggressive strains, as it should be. I am now 14 years down the line and found the hardest part, was when the scans stopped and I felt so alone. 

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx