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Mike...

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:56 am

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About Mucinous carcinoma (colloid) breast cancer.

Should it is chemo first, then surgery (either - lumpectomy vs
mastectomy) then radiation?
or
Surgery (either lumpectomy vs mastectomy) then followed by radiation
treatment or/and chemo?

from www.cancer.org
Mucinous carcinoma: Also known as colloid carcinoma, this rare type
of
invasive breast cancer is formed by mucus-producing cancer cells. The
prognosis for mucinous carcinoma is usually better than for the more
common types of invasive breast cancer.

I looked at:
http://ww3.komen.org/home/ (Komen Race for the Cure events)
www.cancer.gov
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html
www.cancer.org
www.breastcancer.org
others are at http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Breast_Cancer/

I search the archives at alt.support.cancer.breast
and there were two from 1994.

Colloid carcinoma Does anyone know how colloid carcinoma's start?
Someone just had a lump removed. It was, however, surrounded by
smaller cysts filled with fluid that weren't on the mammogram two
years previous. Could those harbor cancer cells waiting to divide and
become tumors? Would it be better now to have complete radiation
on ...
Jan 26 2004 by Tim Jackson - 2 messages - 2 authors

Answers needed Someone newly diagnosed with "Colloid carcinoma or
Mucinous carcinoma" in the breast is in need of info. >> Alex wrote:
Colliod carcinoma of the breast in one of the ... ALex>> Please,
excuse, when I responded to your post, I had forgotten that you had
written that you had "colloid carcinoma" or "mucinos carcinoma. ...
Jan 25 2004 by Kaye301 - 7 messages - 4 authors

Thanks
Mike

J...

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:56 am

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Mike wrote:

Quote:

Tim Jackson answered part of the question.

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=21811
Mucinous (or colloid) cancer of the breast

About 2 in 100 breast cancers (2%) are mucinous breast cancers. This cancer tends
to be slower growing than other types of breast cancers and is less likely to spread
to the lymph nodes.

Doctors usually treat mucinous cancers in the same way as other types of breast
cancer - with surgery. If the tumour is smaller than 1 cm, you may not need your
lymph nodes removed. The outlook for mucinous breast cancer is generally very
good. Further treatment is often not needed after the surgery. "

Sounds like a good type to have.
J

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