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Can DCIS be managed with oil treatment or surgery?
Query: Hi doctor, My partner has DCIS. The doctor advised for surgery. She has been taking full extract Cannabis oil for six weeks. The initial pathology report and the follow-up reports seem to be different. The surgeon knows what my partner has been taking. I have sent both the pathology reports. I need ... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Do not try Cannabis oil as a remedy for your lesion. Your report is suggestive of ductal carcinoma in situ. You are right, in the second report, it is given that necrosis is not evident... Read Full »
Will biopsy report of DCIS predict hormone receptor status?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a biopsy and I was diagnosed with DCIS. The sample was taken and the pathology report did not show any information about hormone receptor status. I was recommended for surgical excision. I did a lumpectomy and the pathology report came back with the absence of cancer. Can a biopsy ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I shall definitely resolve your concern. When there is no tumor tissue, then it is impossible to know hormone receptor status. On understanding your concern, you have undergone a breast conservative surgery, in which the surgeon has removed the tumor and a small amount of... Read Full »
Will biopsy in breast cancer allow the spread of cancerous cells?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother is 68 years old. She was just diagnosed with breast cancer in situ. The medical team says it is not aggressive. The hospital in which she was treated already did a biopsy on her breast. I read today that biopsies can actually open the door to cancerous cells and allow the sp... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your reports. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As far as I was able to understand, the lesion is a high grade (microcalcification and necrosis). Though I had to use google translation. What I am going to tell you is as per rec... Read Full »
I have grade 3 non-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ. Do I need to undergo surgery?
Query: Hello doctor, I have non-invasive grade 3 ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in the breast. There is no previous history of the same, and do not suffer from any symptoms. I had got my mammography and biopsy performed. I am currently taking Orencia injections, Prednisone, Cevimeline, Vyvanse, multivitam... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is grade 3 breast cancer. I suggest you get your magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast done to see whether the rest of the breast is normal or not. If the rest of the breast is normal and there is no family history of breast cancer, I suggest you go for a lu... Read Full »