FOCUS ON LOBULAR BREAST CANCER Front Cover News thanks to Collaborative Research from The European Lobular Breast Cancer Consortium http://www.elbcc.org Congratulations from #ILC Patient Community Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the most common ‘‘special type’’ breast cancer (BC) worldwide. ILC often has larger tumors on presentation and a unique pattern of metastatic spread compared to…
Living with Lobular Breast Cancer and enjoying life with the Nore Dragon Paddlers is CARON TIERNEY pictured here at the ‘Blessing of her Boat’ and showing us there is life after cancer. Caron hails her boat for getting her back on her feet after treatment, where she can ‘just get in the water and breath’. Moving…
Living with Lobular and pictured here in blue parkrun vest is GERALDINE LAVIN @griffeenparkrun in Lucan Co Dublin. Celebrating a double milestone centenary with family & friends and a bespoke cake at her 100th parkrun and her 100th volunteering roll Geraldine was diagnosed with Lobular Breast Cancer in 2021 when she was just 48 years…
Preparations are going on around Ireland ahead of this years Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Campaigns & Fundraisers galore, including : ‘Great Pink Run’, ‘Care for your Pair’, ‘Big Pink Breakfast’, ‘More than a Lump’, ‘Breast Cancer Isn’t Just Pink’ and many more. Events that not just bring people together but information, guidance & support…
ILC is a luminal breast cancer that mostly expresses oestrogen receptor (ER) and responds well to treatments targeting ER function. However, if these endocrine interventions cease to be successful, it is notoriously difficult to treat disseminated ILC. In contrast to most breast cancers, it is clear that ILC development, progression and phenotypical presentation is a…
Join us on Thursday 18th August for this event in the Royal College of Surgeons RCSI 26 York Streethttps://maps.app.goo.gl/Wd3nDzrPMGhsTShw8 Lobular Ireland are delighted to have organised this, with amazing support from Precision Oncology Ireland and Dr Elspeth Ward Professor Darren O’Connor and Dr Damir Vareslija from the Royal College of Surgeons, with support from The…
You’ve been Diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer. You’ve had your Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy and you’re taking hormone therapy. Now what ? You’re told ‘don’t worry’ you can now avail of an Annual Mammogram…..yes…. that’s the current line of reassurance regularly handed out to women after initial treatment for a Diagnosis of Lobular Breast Cancer.…
The Irish Cancer Society are delighted to announce that it has awarded Siobhán Freeney Round 1 of the Patient Advocate in Cancer Research Champion Awardees 2022. Siobhán Freeney http://www.LobularIreland.com is a patient advocate for Lobular Breast Cancer Research. After her delayed, late stage Invasive lobular breast cancer diagnosis, Siobhán found it incredibly difficult to find relevant…
The International ILC Symposium 2022 was hosted in Utrecht the Nederlands this week, June 2022. The European Lobular Breast Cancer Consortium http://www.elbcc.org is supported by European Cost Action #CA19138 #Lobsterpot bringing together Scientific Experts from all ILC Breast Cancer disciplines, Clinical, Surgical, Oncology, Pathology, Histopathology, who collaborate and share their knowledge to promote further partnerships…
You are invited to participate in a survey focused on Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer (ILC) which was developed by an international group of researchers, clinicians and breast cancer advocates. The survey was approved by the University of Pittsburgh IRB. It will take approximately 10 mins to complete. If you can please complete the survey no later April 30, 2022. Follow…
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