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I had lumpectomy and 33 rads in Sept. 2004 for DCIS. It was comedo type, high grade, ER+, 3 cm., but not tested for HER gene amplification. I refused Tamoxifen.
I progessed to Stage 1, DCIS and .7 cm IDC 2 years later. My surgeon told me that my decision not to take Tamoxifen was wise as it would not have prevented recurrence due to my ER status.
I read extensively on DCIS the first go around. The most interesting aspect was that if science could figure out how the cells in the duct lining kept DCIS contained IDC could be prevented. I don't know of any studies are ongoing on this.
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