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Aggressive breast cancer survival rate
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
It Varies: 5-year breast cancer survival rates are dependent upon the cancer stage, varying from almost 100% for dcis (stage 0) to less than 20% for metastatic d... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Carlos Encarnacionanswered
Medical Oncology 36 years experience
?: Positive for what? You mean estrogen receptor positive? Her-2 positive? Lymph node positive??? Can't help you here, friend. Not enough information... Read More
4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Michael Gaboranswered
Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
Occult breast cancer: is breast cancer that first shows up as metastatic disease, usually axillary lymph nodes, but the site of origin of the cancer in the breast cannot be... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Kristel Huntanswered
Hepatology 24 years experience
Occult breast cancer: is breast cancer found just by nodal metastasis - without clinically evident disease in the breast. there is huge variability in survival depending o... Read More
3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 51 years experience
Need more details: There is formally no such condition called occult breast Cancer. Please give details of exactly where is your breast cancer located and how was it fou... Read More
3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Devon Websteranswered
Medical Oncology 23 years experience
Very high!: The five year survival rate for all breast cancer is over 90%. Her2+ cancers used to have the worst prognosis, but Herceptin (trastuzumab) changed tha... Read More
4.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Carlos Encarnacionanswered
Medical Oncology 36 years experience
Depends....: ...on many factors, such as ER and Her2 status (+ vs. -), tumor grade, how many metastases (a few vs. a lot), the location of the metastases (bone vs.... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Henry Jacobsanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 67 years experience
It depends: the hormone levels of a younger woman are high and can affect the breast cancer and treatments.
the behavior of cancers in younger people in general ... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Breast Cancer.: According to the american cancer society the 5 year relative survival rate for stage 1 is 100%, stage ii- 93%, stage iii is 72% and stage IV is 22%.
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
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Approximately 80%: The exact answer to this question depends on a number of factors: actual tumor size, level of estrogen expression, number of nodes involved, medicatio... Read More
3.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Depends on Stage,etc: Breast cancers vary a lot from one person to the next. Features that help predict how aggressive any cancer is include it's size, the presence of spre... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kathryn Wagneranswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Breast ca: Invasive refers to the tumor cells invading through the originating structure [usually the milk duct in breast cancer] and developing the ability to a... Read More
6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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