Episode 7: Lobular Breast Cancer (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma)

<p>We are discussing lobular breast cancer, also known as invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), with <a href= "https://leighpate.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leigh Pate</a> on the <a href= "https://diepcjourney.com/category/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">DiepCJourney podcast</a>. Lobular breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed type of invasive of breast cancer. </p> <p>Often an understudied subtype of breast cancer I ask Leigh to join us today to help our listeners understand more about it. Leigh founded the <a href="https://lobularbreastcancer.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance (LBCA)</a> in 2017 and continues to work as a research advocate in the breast cancer and ovarian/fallopian tube cancer community.</p> <p>We encourage monthly self-exams. <a href= "https://twitter.com/LPseattle" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Leigh</a> and I both had ILC and through self-exams were able to find our breast cancer. We speak about having imaging results interpreted at <a href= "https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/cancer-centers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NCI-Designated Cancer Centers</a> as ILC is often a breast cancer that is difficult to detect from breast cancer imaging. </p>