Question 1

How fast does invasive ductal carcinoma spread?

Accepted Answer

Breast cancer invasive ductal carcinoma (idc) "spread" rate depends on multiple factors including: cancer size, location, biologic characteristics, when found, therapy.

Question 2

How fast does invasive ductal carcinoma develop metastasis?

Accepted Answer

Could be years or never.  You do not mention: size; stage, nodes + or -, age, receptor status (er, pr, her-2-neu). Breast cancer treatment can effect chance of relapse. I find the questions about speed odd...The true answer is we do not know in an individual what will happen, and rely on group statistics to frame what we tell patients. I emphasize, that individual may not behave like a group.

Question 3

How fast does invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast begin to metastasis?

Accepted Answer

The excised invasive ductal carcinoma is a snapshot in time and no one knows how long it's been invasive. But the moment invasion has occurred, the possibility for metastasis is open. The longer the wait, the greater the risk.

Question 4

Can invasive ductal carcinoma spread to other parts of the body?

Accepted Answer

Depending on the stage, untreated it will definitely spread, if caught early and treated, then less likely, but monitoring for a long time (5-10 years) is necessary.

Question 5

How fast could invasive ductal carcinoma metastasis?

Accepted Answer

The risk of breast cancer growing outside of the breast is most dependent on the aggressiveness of the cancer and the stage at diagnosis; it is less related to the type of breast cancer (ductal, lobular, etc).  While metastatic disease may be present at the time of diagnosis, a majority of breast cancer patients never develop metastases.

Question 6

What is invasive ductal carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

This is the common locally advanced form of breast cancer that must be treated immediately to maximize your survival chances.

Question 7

How dangerous is high grade invasive ductal carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

Cancer is dangerous, meaning it can lead to death even if all the right things are done. So, i'd need more deatils to help put in perspective the danger and risk: age, size, nodes +/-, er, pr, her-2-neu status. Focus on positive after realizing the danger.

Question 8

What is the survival of invasive ductal carcinoma stage 2?

Accepted Answer

Published 5-yr survival rates are 81% for iia and 84% for iib breast ca.  Keep in mind this includes mortality from other causes and reflects patients treated almost a decade ago.  For more info...http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-survival-by-stage.

Question 9

What is the rate of survival for stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma?

Accepted Answer

This is a hard question.  Invasive ductal carcinoma is the most common type of breast cancer. It depends on whether it's stage3a, b or c, and the time of survival. At 5 years after diagnosis, 50-60%  of women with stage 3 breast cancer are alive.  Other factors are age, receptor status of the tumor, number of lymph nodes involved, and treatment. Remember that survival is improving all the time!

Question 10

Where does invasive ductal carcinoma metastasize?

Accepted Answer

The first likely tissue where metastases occurs in invasive ductal cancer is the lymph nodes on the armpit or behind the chest wall. Other organs may include the bones, lungs, liver, brain, adrenal glands, skin, bone marrow, the lining around the lungs or heart or the abdomen. Other parts of the body are less often sites of spread.

How fast does invasive ductal carcinoma spread