Hi Ali49, I had breast cancer in 2008 , wide local excision , followed by 6 months chemo and 3 weeks rads , plus 5 years Arimidex as treatment . Then 5 years later in 2014 I found a bruise on my treated breast , mammogram and ultrasound said no probs ( so wrong) but luckily my consultant was on the ball and had a skin punch biopsy done . I was then diagnosed with radiation induced Angiosarcoma , an aggrsssive cancer of the lining of the blood vessels , caused by the radiaton treatment. Very rare , only 1% of folks develop this , but it is growing with the use of more breast conserving treatments .When the main treatment was mastectomy , it was unknown . I had a radical mastectomy in Jan 2015 , but it metasticised to my right breast within three months , so in June 2015 had a second mastectomy . It is so rare I have to be treated by a specialist sarcoma team , most medical staff have never even heard of it , let alone treated a case . I have the regular chest x-rays because the next expected mets would be in my lungs !!! I have been clear for 1 year and 5 months now , so hoping it continues . Hope you are keeping well . Hugs , Jill
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