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Clear indicators of high risk come from a biopsy showing abnormal growths: proliferative lesions or premalignant lesions in the breast such as atypical hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ, or LCIS.
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Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
That led to a diagnosis of stage 3 invasive lobular carcinoma that had metastasized to several lymph nodes.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
Stanford’s mother, Nan Stanford, died in 2022 from invasive lobular carcinoma, a form of breast cancer.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
Diagnosed with Stage 2 invasive lobular carcinoma, a slow-growing cancer, Williams underwent a mastectomy and radiation treatment.
—Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2020
Her sister had been diagnosed with LCIS (lobular carcinoma in situ) a month prior, an abnormal cell growth that increases one’s risk of eventually developing invasive breast cancer.
—Amanda Klarsfeld, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2019
In 2010, she was diagnosed with breast cancer again—this time with ductal carcinoma, like before, and lobular carcinoma, a cancer that affects the lobules that produce milk and empty out in the milk ducts.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 4 Sep. 2019
Ever since being diagnosed with lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) — a biomarker that puts one at high risk for developing invasive breast cancer — the retired public relations executive and part-time Boca Raton resident hasn’t had a choice.
—Steve Dorfman, miamiherald, 31 Oct. 2017
That’s known as lobular carcinoma, which is the second most common type of breast cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 July 2017
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Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
That led to a diagnosis of stage 3 invasive lobular carcinoma that had metastasized to several lymph nodes.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
Stanford’s mother, Nan Stanford, died in 2022 from invasive lobular carcinoma, a form of breast cancer.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
Diagnosed with Stage 2 invasive lobular carcinoma, a slow-growing cancer, Williams underwent a mastectomy and radiation treatment.
—Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2020
Her sister had been diagnosed with LCIS (lobular carcinoma in situ) a month prior, an abnormal cell growth that increases one’s risk of eventually developing invasive breast cancer.
—Amanda Klarsfeld, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2019
In 2010, she was diagnosed with breast cancer again—this time with ductal carcinoma, like before, and lobular carcinoma, a cancer that affects the lobules that produce milk and empty out in the milk ducts.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 4 Sep. 2019
Ever since being diagnosed with lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) — a biomarker that puts one at high risk for developing invasive breast cancer — the retired public relations executive and part-time Boca Raton resident hasn’t had a choice.
—Steve Dorfman, miamiherald, 31 Oct. 2017
That’s known as lobular carcinoma, which is the second most common type of breast cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 July 2017
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“Lobular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobular. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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lobular
adjective
lob·u·lar
ˈläb-yə-lər 
: of, relating to, affecting, or resembling a lobule
lobular fatty degeneration of the liver—Leopold Bellak
Leopold Bellak
lobularly
adverb
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