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or perhaps "IDC" invasive ductal carcinoma, basically, the tumor started in the milk duct, and is invading nearby tissue. This is the most common diagnosis, but still only tells you that it is cancer and where it started. More tests (most likely needle biopsy) would be needed to learn the receptors (sometimes called biomarkers) that tell you what drives the cancer cells. Most of the time (like 80%) that answer will involve hormones, estrogen (and/or) progesterone.
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Based on the search results, it appears you may be asking about ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma), not LDC. ILC stands for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, which is the second most common type of breast cancer in the United States.
The term can be broken down as
- Invasive: means the cancer cells are growing beyond their Show Full Answer
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