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My mother was diagnoise with breast cancer in 2001. The name of the breast cancer that is in her left breast i

My mother was diagnoise with breast cancer in 2001. The name of the breast cancer that is in her left breast i
The name of the breast cancer that is in her left breast is Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma. There is a lump on her right breast now. The question I am trying to ask is it okay for her to get a biospy on the lump that is on her right breast. Will the breast cancer spread to other parts of her body quickly.
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1 :
a biospy will take a few days tops, there is nothing else that you can do to keep it from spreading too quickly in that short span of time. its the best thing for her to do.
2 :
The biopsy has nothing to do with the cancer spreading. It is necessary to biopsy to find out what it is and how to treat it. I am sorry for you and your Mom, my prayers are with you both.
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The general population does not know the answer to this -- only a doctor - oncology. My mother had breast cancer they could not operate on because if air hit it, it would have spread so they could not open her up. I had a type of ductal carcinoma that was caught early and was able to have surgery.....it depends......
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It's a COMPLETE misnomer that touch or cutting of any type causes cancer to spread. . . my Oncologist said: "If that were true we couldn't examine you!" It is A-OK for her to get a biopsy and she should so they can "Oncotype" this new tumor to see if it will respond differently to new chemotherapies and/or hormone therapies.
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Having cancer on one breast gives you a 50% chance of having another cancer on the other breast. I am not saying that the lump on the right breast is cancer, only a biopsy could confirm that. Catching the cancer early could help control the spread of the cancer to other parts of her body

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