"I'd have a lumpectomy and radiation—and this was not a terrible diagnosis" (1:01)
Gail's biopsies came back positive for ductile carcinoma. She went in two days later to take it out.
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My Mother Had It Too
But I got breast cancer 20 years early
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A Diagnosis I Could Bear
But I got rid of it as soon as possible
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Breast Cancer Plain Talk
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Triple Negative
Means fewer treatment options
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Gail's doctor reached her on the phone to say her core biopsies had come back positive, and she had ductile carcinoma. It was a scary time, she says, but knowing she'd be able to have a lumpectomy instead of a mastectomy meant the cancer wasn't as serious as it might have been—and she was relieved.
My Mother Had It TooBut I got breast cancer 20 years early
A Diagnosis I Could BearBut I got rid of it as soon as possible
Breast Cancer Plain TalkPamilla asked for a simpler explanation
Triple NegativeMeans fewer treatment options
