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Becky · 07-23-2008, 06:16 AM

Dear Val

All I can say is my dcis on the left was completely different than the invasive cancer on the right. It is not unusual for them to be different - perhaps even more so in your case as it is several years between them. Mine were alittle surprising as they were concurrent so whatever environmental factors that combined with my genetic predisposition factors should have been somewhat similar. The only similarity was they were both 50% ER+. Otherwise, that's where it ended.

Hopefully others will respond as I would be very interested in other's contralateral experiences.

07-23-2008, 06:16 AM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Dear Val All I can say is my dcis on the left was completely different than the invasive cancer on the right. It is not unusual for them to be different - perhaps even more so in your case as it is several years between them. Mine were alittle surprising as they were concurrent so whatever environmental factors that combined with my genetic predisposition factors should have been somewhat similar. The only similarity was they were both 50% ER+. Otherwise, that's where it ended. Hopefully others will respond as I would be very interested in other's contralateral experiences. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"