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When caught early, the prognosis is really good, but lobular cancer can come back many, many years after it's been initially treated.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Although invasive lobular cancer grows, spreads and responds to treatment differently than the more common invasive ductal carcinoma, oncologists still follow the same guidelines for both diseases, according to lead researcher Dr. Arya Roy, breast cancer specialist at OSUCCC – James.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
An estimated 33,600 women will be diagnosed with lobular breast cancer or invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) this year, according to new projections by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
However, lobular breast cancer still has a strong outlook when found early.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Examples include ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and Paget's disease of the breast.17
Bone pain may be the result of an injury, infection, or osteoporosis.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Women with the gene have about a 60 percent risk for developing lobular breast cancer.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Clear indicators of high risk come from a biopsy showing abnormal growths: proliferative lesions or premalignant lesions in the breast such as atypical hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ, or LCIS.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Although invasive lobular cancer grows, spreads and responds to treatment differently than the more common invasive ductal carcinoma, oncologists still follow the same guidelines for both diseases, according to lead researcher Dr. Arya Roy, breast cancer specialist at OSUCCC – James.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
An estimated 33,600 women will be diagnosed with lobular breast cancer or invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) this year, according to new projections by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
However, lobular breast cancer still has a strong outlook when found early.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Examples include ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and Paget's disease of the breast.17
Bone pain may be the result of an injury, infection, or osteoporosis.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Women with the gene have about a 60 percent risk for developing lobular breast cancer.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Clear indicators of high risk come from a biopsy showing abnormal growths: proliferative lesions or premalignant lesions in the breast such as atypical hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ, or LCIS.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Lobular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobular. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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lobular
adjective
lob·u·lar
ˈläb-yə-lər 
: of, relating to, affecting, or resembling a lobule
lobular fatty degeneration of the liver—Leopold Bellak
Leopold Bellak
lobularly
adverb
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