Curious - does size matter??

[Ruby1]

Just bumping this back up to the top as another thread has been started like this entitled "Left or right"

[magz175]

Hi Mel

DX Nov 07
Age 46
36C
Right boob 3 cm invasive ductal carcinoma
5/11 lymph nodes affected
Er & Pr neg
Her2 Pos

Margaret

[catflap]

Hi
Dx June 07
Age 33
Bra 36B
Left boob
Lobular lump 3.6x1.3cm
Triple negative
Lymph node involved (think only one but had chemo first which shrunk the tumour down to almost nothing and all the lymph nodes were either clear or shrivelled by the time of surgery so can't tell whether any more than the one they tested were actully infected)
Grade - not sure but think 3?? (I don't ask too many questions, just like to be told what I need to know!!)

Good luck, look forward to the results. I have thought all along that we ought to do some questionnaires and why every one who has been dx isn't given one on lifestyle eg, diet, alcohol, pill, when periods start etc etc

M

[Smartmini]

Hi
Need more surgery but this is the story so far. Hope it helps
Age 46
Bra size 32c
invasive lobular
Size approx 2cm
er+
lymph nodes involved
Grade 2

[tracey41]

Hi
before dx 38FF - yes FF!!

Left Breast - total mastectomy
dx Feb 06
Tumor 3cm
5 Lymph nodes involved
Grade 3

[Gwyn2]

Hi Mel

Age at diagnosis - 50
Date of diagnosis - August 2003
Right breast
Invasive lobular
Size of tumour - 2.1cm
Bra size - 44D
er+
no lymph node involvement
wasn't told grade.

Regards
Gwyn x

[lindsyloo]

Hi Mel
Dx 15th Nov 2007
Dx at age of 50
right breast
40 G
3 tumours 3.8cm. 2.6cm and 1.2.cm invasive ductal carcinoma
grade 3
ER+ PR+ Her2-
2 out of 13 lymph nodes affected

Linda
x

[longden]

Hi....for your stats
age 45 when diagnosed
dx 12/05/2006
had WLE ,lymph nodes removed
left boob lump 2 1/2 cm
infiltrating lobular
no lymph node involvement
grade 3
er +
pr+
her2+3
38D boob size....Debra.

[sukes]

Hi

Age 34 Dx 21/12/07

Left boob lump was closer to armpit area than central boob.
Grade 1 - 13 mm
Stage 2 5/9 lymp node involvement - which I am still finding hard to deal with

bust size 32a/b

ER+

hope this helps with stats.

[shazjan]

Hi Mel

DX 6.12.07

26mm

Right Boob

Grade 3

42D But not now

Mast & Recon

2 lymph nodes affected out of 15

ER+

Oestrogen Receptor Positive

Age 46

IDC

Sharon

[ForumMember]

Hi Mel

Dx July 05 - 8cm mass in left (inflammatory BC) - 13 nodes removed 8 affected - 36 E/EE - ER+

Hope it helps

Fi
X

[abismum]

Hi Mel

Dx at 60 last Sept.

48mm ILC grade 2

right boob

34C

no node involvement

er+

[mel999]

Hi Ladies

Thanks for info! I will see I have enough to do a little research

Keep it up

Hugs
Mel

[MINIMODE]

DIAGNOSED 31/12/2007 36D LEFT BREAST 1.6 CM NO LYMPH NODES INVOLVED E POSITIVE

[oldtimer]

dx 3 years ago with DCIS
right boob
36A
mastectomy & reconstruction
now 36B

dx dec 07 lymph nodes - x3 not sure of size

and bone mets - again not sure of size

op after chemo & rads after more tests

not sure of HER - sorry
will have tamoxifen

am 53

have a twin that is clear

will get more detail if you need it - let me know

[jackx]

DX 4th Dec 07

Age 43

36B

Right side

Tumour 10mm

No Lymph Nodes

ER moderately positive

PR strongly positive

HER2 negative

[mrsblue]

Diagnosed July 2006
age (then) 56
R boob
tumour about 2.5 cm
spread to lymph nodes + bones, no surgery
34E because was 2 stone overweight, now 34D
ER strongly +ve

[Marilynleah]

Found it!

putting it at top

[lorna100]

DX sept 12
Age 41
36D
12mm tumour/grade 2/ right breast
node negative
ER + HER2+
Dont' know what PR is?

It all makes very interesting reading actually. Thanks. Lorna X

[Deborahw]

DX Sept 02

Age 43

32AA

IDC/grade 1 13mm

Left breast

No nodes

ER/ PR strongly positive, Herc Neg

Love Deborah xx

[mel999]

Hi All,

Thanks for your replies and info
Still putting it together but lefties and just slightly ahead
The size is almost equal with the D+ slughtly ahead
but need more to get a better picture / results

SO

Need more stats so keep em rolling

Thanks Girls

Hugs and giggles

Mels
xx

[Tracy1961]

Dx Aug 07

Age 46

34 A/B

IDC / Grade 3

8 - 10cm Tumour / Left Breast (Was visible through clothes, due to small bust size!)

7 / 10 lymph nodes involved

ER+ / PR+

HER2 POS

Neo-Adjuvant chemo, Mastectomy, then Rads, then Herceptin.

[Lynne007]

Hi Mel,

How are the Stats coming along?

Lynne

[Julie41]

How did I manage to miss out on this one ? Not like me - lol !

Diagnosed 4th April this year aged 41

36B (but will be 36C next year - wooo hoo "!)

Tumour in left breast (5.2cm x 2.5cm) and lumph nodes infected

HER2+

Interested to hear your findings !

love Julie xxx

[dawnhc]

age 62

was 34CC

1990 dx Left at 45 - 6cm Invasive ductal (no surgery)
1996 left again not sized - whole breast! lobular
2000 right 7cm + nodes invasive lobular

all ER/PR neg and HER2+++ (earlier one presumed HER2+ as well

[kmans]

Hi

36F
Right breast
Dx April 2005
Grade 2 - 4cm
One lymph node out of 10 infected
E and P positive
HER2 Neg

K

[rizzo]

Hi

36F

38 at diagnosis
Left breast 7.5cm
Grade 3
one lymph node involved
Triple neg

Rizzo

[MargaretC]

42DD

3.7 cm right breast
Grade 3.
Right mastectomy with full lymph node clearance Clear margins
Tact2 trial (Epi and Capecitabine) and 20 Rads. Then Arimadex as HER +

[horace]

42DD 2cm triple neg ductal no node involvement lumpectomy clear margins chemo FECx4 Tax x4 then 15rads and crossed fingers!!

[CeceliaL]

Sorry 46 (month and 1/2 away from 47) at dx., what are your findings?

Cecelia. x

[amber1]

Hi

I was 31 when diagnosed in April this year

3cm lump in right breast - have just had WLE and axilla clearance
All lymph nodes infected (which have now been removed in surgery last week)
HER negative
not sure of grades - will check / same as ER and PR- will check that too
Bra size - 38DD or 40E

Hope this helps?

Amber x

[hemajo]

Hi

Age 50 at dx
Size 36DD
Grade 3 23mm & IDC & DCIS on mastectomy
Right breast
(Left handed)
ER+ Her2 -
No lymph node involvement

Helen

[Carly72]

Age 35 at diagnosis
Triple negative
Boobs - wait for it girls..... 36GG...... soon to be 36C after mastectomies and reconstruction
Invasive ductal cancer... left breast
No lymph node involvement but didn't get full clearance with WLE hence pending mastectomies (also family Hx)
I am greedy and had two tumours. 2cm which I think must have had a baby because the other was just 0.5cm!!!

Carly x

[Lenise]

Hi

Diagnosed at 43 (August 2007)
WLE results - IDC lump of 22mm in right breast Grade 3 and also a 3mm area found
ER and PR positive
Mastectomy results - extensive DCIS

Size 36B

Good luck with your research.

Lenise XXX

[possitivethink]

Hi responded with my tumour size etc on earlier post. My age for your records was 42 at dx in feb

jules

[Sandyoak]

Hi diagnosed lcis in feb after ductal removal found lump since and diagnosed invasive lobular bc last week had mri and been told i have 2 sites of cancer one only few mm the other 4cm both in right breast grade 2.
size 38 D/DD
aged 49 (just)

[Littletink]

Hi ya

Right Breast!

38 mm - Grade 3

1 node involvement

Aged 42, size 44D. Triple Negative

Karen

[KIPPY]

I have found a lot of people seem to think the bigger the tumour the worse it is, ie more cancer cells to deal with, i always think you can sometimes have a gentle giant or sometimes an aggressive little Pratt!! depends on how the tumour acts.

Cheers x

[mel999]

Hi all

Lefties are just ahead so need more data!! Please xx

Mel
xx

[ForumMember]

..and just to add myself to the stats

dx at 37yrs
rightie
32A
4.5cm tumour
no lymph node involvement
Her 2 +++
Grade 3 invasive

[teacup]

Hi Mel,
How did you get on with your findings?
All the best, xxx

[TOSYN]

Left
1.4cm IDC+0.6cm DCIS.
38DD
ER+ (8/8), PR N/K, HER++
GRADE 3

[ForumMember]

Hi

38 d

50yrs

left breast 25mm + 8mm grade 3 + 28mm DCIS + 7 lymph nodes

E-R negative

HER2 positive

MIZZY xx

[kate67]

Hi Mel for stats I was 39 at diagnosis (left side)

Shorty2- I thought about the deoderant theory and have changed to a roll on- not sure if thats any better

[busty1]

Hi
I was 41 when diagnosed, just to add to your stats
Ruthie

[JulieL]

Hi Mel

Again for your stats, I'm 39yrs.

JulieL
xxx

[dm1968]

Mel

For your stats purposes I am 39, but you know that and my bc is my Right boob, although inconclusive in left ... so maybe both!!!!

Speak later
Love
Dawn
x

[shorty2]

I've spent a bit of time on the American site - breastcancercare.org (I think) and with lobular cases, like me it's more common on the left side - interesting. I also read the big debate in the papers a couple of weeks ago about deoderants and how BC can occur more on the left side as the majority of people are right handed and spray for lomger on the left! But that has to go along with all the factors such as diet, dairy, alcohol, HRT, pill, age on having children etc , etc and now I see (according to yesterdays Daily Mail ) the size of our Mothers hips!! What else can be a factor?
Anyway sorry to hijack your size thread!
Love and best wishes to all
Shorty xx

[Lynne007]

Im 31...for you stats purposes.

Lynne

[Lynne007]

DilysP,

Im guessing you cant sleep this evening?

me too...

Lynne