| Lobular breast cancer is the second most | | | | is a danger that the cancerous cells to spread to |
| experienced and common type after ductal | | | | other parts of the body. It is less common and more |
| carcinoma for women. Of all 100,000 new cases | | | | difficult to detect. However, lobular breast cancer has |
| diagnosed every year, approximately 15% - 20% are | | | | a better chance of prognosis. |
| diagnosed with this type of cancer. Having this | | | | "In-situ" or non-invasive lobular breast cancer means |
| disease is already devastating and frightening, but | | | | that the cancerous cells have not spread beyond the |
| lobular cancer? One may be wondering what is it and | | | | starting location. |
| is there any difference as compared to the other | | | | Invasive cancer starts when cells grow abnormally in |
| type of cancer? | | | | one of the milk glands. In the beginning stage, these |
| About 50% of such cancer cases are caused by | | | | cells stay within the lobules and have not spread. This |
| genetic material being mutated. Older age women | | | | is also known as LCIS (Lobular Carcinoma in Situ). |
| and those who have been on a hormone | | | | These cancerous cells break out of the lobules at |
| replacement therapy (HRT) have a higher risk of | | | | some point which develops into ILC (Invasive Lobular |
| contracting it. Those who are genetic susceptible | | | | Carcinoma). |
| because of a condition known as "hereditary diffuse | | | | Lobular Breast Cancer Symptoms |
| gastric cancer syndrome" which increases and causes | | | | The symptoms in such kind of cancer are not distinct. |
| breast and stomach cancer risk, also have a high risk | | | | One will not be able to feel the lump by normal BSE |
| of suffering from this cancer. | | | | (Breast Self Exam) which is a normal method where |
| Types of Lobular Breast Cancer | | | | one discovers the cancer. An invasive lobular breast |
| There are 2 types of lobular breast cancer: invasion | | | | cancer is more likely to go undetected by a |
| or non-invasive. The invasive type occurs when the | | | | mammogram. When discovered, tumors found are |
| cancer has spread beyond the starting point which is | | | | usually bigger as compared to other cancers. |
| in the lobules which produces milk and attacks the | | | | However, this type of cancer usually has a more |
| surrounding breast tissue. In this invasive type, there | | | | positive outlook. |