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Ductal carcinoma

2021-02-26 13:40:54
My mother has been daigonosed with ductal carcinoma 15 years back ,2.5 *1.5 cm tumor removed through  lumpectomy at TMC Mumbai  , done chemotherapy and radiation, taken texmociphen for 5 years, my question is she is considered cured or any chances recurrence at future .
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She can be considered  as cured....  But she  needs life long follow  up.  Yearly local clinical  examination  and opposite side  breast mammogram  is recommended. 

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She would be considered cured, but needs to be vigilant with follow up as a patient is at a higher risk for developing a new breast cancer on the opposite side

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She ll be considered from that cancer. However she need to undergo yearly mammogram of opposite breast .
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Yearly mammogram of opposite breast

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