lumpectomy for Breast Cancer: 156 Real Stories
156 stories match breast cancer and lumpectomy. 150 of them mention surgery.
Breast Cancer: Rosa’s Survivor Story
Rosa sought a second opinion after a breast lump and redness and swelling led to her cancer diagnosis. Following her doctor's recommendation, she underwent a lumpectomy to remove the tumor, followed by chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormone therapy. She…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Rosalba’s Patient Story
Rosalba's cancer was found unexpectedly, before she had noticed suspicious symptoms. After receiving the diagnosis, she sought confirmation from a more experienced doctor. Her medical team recommended a treatment plan that included lumpectomy, chemotherapy…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Sumita’s Patient Story
Sumita found a lump in the breast and struggled to accept the diagnosis of breast cancer. The news felt unreal and left Sumita disillusioned, frightened and angry. Doctors initially recommended a lumpectomy together with hormone therapy and targeted therapy…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Susannah’s Patient Story
Susannah describes the breast cancer journey as frightening and isolating. Fear, helplessness, nervousness and worry were especially intense because treatment began during the COVID period, leaving Susannah largely alone through the experience. Doctors…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Rini’s Patient Story
Rini noticed a new breast lump and thickening in part of the breast. Because of a family history of cancer, the changes prompted a medical consultation and led to a diagnosis of stage 2 breast cancer. The diagnosis had occurred less than a year before the…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Elsa’s Survivor Story
Elsa sought medical attention after noticing blood coming from her nipple and was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. The diagnosis brought grief and a sense of powerlessness, shaped in part by having previously lost her father to cancer. Her doctors…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Graciela’s Patient Story
Graciela’s cancer journey began more than three years before her story, after pain and inflammation led her to seek medical care. She also had a family history of cancer affecting uncles and cousins. She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and responded…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Manisha’s Patient Story
Manisha’s initial doctors recommended lumpectomy and mastectomy, but she felt the first approach was not effective and wanted to hear more options. She sought a second opinion and changed hospitals. At the new hospital, she chose lumpectomy, immunotherapy…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Mina’s Survivor Story
Mina had no symptoms when a mammogram found a tumor during health checks arranged in her final month of job-based insurance. She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and felt frightened, helpless, and worried. The original treatment plan included…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Lily’s Patient Story
Lily discovered a suspicious breast lump during a self-examination and sought medical evaluation. She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. The news made it difficult for her to focus, and she responded by changing her diet and exercising more. Her…
Read this storyStage IV Breast Cancer: Kattysmith’s Patient Story
Kattysmith was first diagnosed with borderline Stage I/II breast cancer in 2003, shortly before turning 51. She underwent lumpectomy with sentinel-node biopsy, which showed no spread, followed by radiation and tamoxifen. After years of follow-up, breast…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Suzi’s Patient Story
Suzi found a painful lump in the lower part of her left breast during a self-check at the end of April 2024. She had long believed that painful lumps were unlikely to be cancer, but a mammogram, breast scan, and guided biopsy confirmed carcinoma. The…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Carol’s Survivor Story
Carol had only just turned 30 when she found out she had breast cancer. She wanted to have a baby, so one of her first fears was that cancer treatment might take away that possibility. Even with that worry, she knew treatment had to come first. Carol was…
Read this storyStage II BRCA1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Stephanie’s Patient Story
Stephanie Hargis was 25 when she found a painful lump in her right breast in March 2022. With no family history and her young age, she and her clinicians first thought it might be an inflamed lymph node. Ultrasound and biopsy instead showed Stage II…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Sandra’s Survivor Story
Sandra Christianson was born in 1972 and lost her mother to breast cancer when she was 15. In her late 30s, she was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and chose lumpectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. A port was placed in late February 2012…
Read this storyHER2-Positive Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: June’s Patient Story
June Lee first had breast cancer in April 2005, when she was 43. A mammogram found early signs of cancer in her left breast, even though the lump she had felt was on the right. She was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, had a lumpectomy, and received…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Ana’s Patient Story
Ana was 45 when breast cancer was found during her annual gynecology review. A small lump appeared on ultrasound even though mammography had missed it. Further palpation and biopsy showed breast cancer described to her as aggressive. An extension study found…
Read this storyStage I Breast Cancer: Jess’s Patient Story
Jess was 54 when breast cancer was found after her sister encouraged her to get a mammogram because of her age. She had not noticed symptoms, so the Stage I diagnosis came as a shock. Fear, sadness, grief, loneliness, and worry hit quickly, and the experience…
Read this storyStage I Breast Cancer: Kacey’s Survivor Story
Kacey was 39 when a scheduled mammogram found a small lump. She had not noticed other symptoms, and the result came suddenly: Stage I breast cancer. The diagnosis made her feel frightened, worried, powerless, vulnerable, and disillusioned. She responded by…
Read this storyStage I Breast Cancer: Kelly’s Survivor Story
Kelly was 75 when Stage I breast cancer was found after she moved to a new area and registered with a new local GP. As part of that check-up process, she was recommended for a mammogram, which led to the diagnosis. She had also experienced pain, but the…
Read this storyStage I Breast Cancer: Amy’s Survivor Story
Amy, 38, was scheduled for a mammogram because of her age when doctors found a tumor in her left breast. She was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer and was told her 5-year survival rate was 90%. The news surprised and confused her, and she felt nervous…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Belsy’s Survivor Story
Belsy, 47, was diagnosed with breast cancer more than 3 years after she noticed what felt like a small ball while bathing. She was told the tumor was among the most severe and aggressive forms possible, and the diagnosis made her feel isolated, lonely…
Read this storyStage I Breast Cancer: Clara’s Survivor Story
Clara, 48, noticed a small lump on her nipple along with flaky skin on her breast. Those changes led her to seek medical evaluation, and she was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer. The news was frightening and confusing, especially because the diagnosis…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Claritza’s Patient Story
Claritza, 51, is from Colombia and has been living with Stage III breast cancer for more than 3 years. Her early symptoms included frequent fevers, constant headaches, and significant weight loss. After diagnosis, she was told her estimated 5-year survival…
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