What is invasive lobular carcinoma?

Invasive lobular carcinoma is a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk producing glands (lobules) and has invaded the tissue of the breast.

How do members experience invasive lobular carcinoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with invasive lobular carcinoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for invasive lobular carcinoma*

*Data from patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with invasive lobular carcinoma*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Tamoxol)
Perceived effectiveness
for invasive lobular carcinoma (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
invasive lobular carcinoma (1)

*Data from patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has invasive lobular carcinoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 1
50s 9
60s 7
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 27