POST FROM STEPHEN:
Mom had her appointment with the specialist in Peterborough today. Essentially, there is not much new information to report yet.
The doctor confirmed her diagnosis of DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) and said that the scan suggests the affected "precancerous" area looks to be about 3 cm in diameter. He still needs to confer with the radiologist, but it looks like the plan will be a lumpectomy of the affected tissue (which would be a day surgery) followed sometime after by 3 to 6 weeks of radiation treatment. Another option would be a full mastectomy (with no radiation); this would be necessary only if a large percentage of the breast tissue needed to be removed, but it was also presented as an option available to Mom if she chose. In either case, the prognosis for recovery is excellent, and this has all been caught at about the earliest stage possible.
After reviewing things with the radiologist, the doctor will contact Mom later this week to confirm her treatment plans. The surgery could be scheduled for as early as the end of June, but she will find out and decide more within the next week.
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