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This lack of data is partly because most breast cancer trials have not historically distinguished between lobular and ductal subtypes, as Roy explained.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Some lobular cancers may have been misclassified as ductal cancers in the past, so part of the rise may reflect better recognition.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
This can make lobular breast cancer more difficult to detect during a mammogram, Giaquinto says.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2025
When caught early, the prognosis is really good, but lobular cancer can come back many, many years after it's been initially treated.
—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
However, lobular breast cancer still has a strong outlook when found early.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Some lobular cancers may have been misclassified as ductal cancers in the past, so part of the rise may reflect better recognition.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
This can make lobular breast cancer more difficult to detect during a mammogram, Giaquinto says.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2025
When caught early, the prognosis is really good, but lobular cancer can come back many, many years after it's been initially treated.
—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
However, lobular breast cancer still has a strong outlook when found early.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Lobular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobular. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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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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