Managing high recurrence risk or high risk of developing a second breast cancer.
Hello all Lumpectomy Oct 21, post op meeting with surgeon, she said"pathology looks good, got the tumor, nothing in the lymph nodes, treatment remains radiation A week later, met with the MO who blindsided me with my high oncotype score(31), and recommended chemo. The idea of going through LBC/risk of infection, hair loss,…
I have seen discussion on here about this test, But my oncologist has never mentioned it. Looking for information you have received from your doctors on pros & cons of test. Thanks.
Is there any long term survivors who have had a high oncotype score. I know that this test is relatively new but I also know that it has been on the market at least 4 years. So I know that "long term" regarding this test isn't very long term. I had it done 3 years and 4 months ago. My oncotype score was 52. My onc told me…
Just trying to find out if the following: (People with hisk oncodx and no chemo) Oncodx number Number of years NED
Wondering if there are any very high-risk others here that have agreed to Letrozole for life so to (almost) completely minimize their chances for recurrence? TYIA
Hi Friends, I spent a lot of time on this board in 2004-2005. I was 37 years old, stage II invasive ductal carcinoma. I did the lumpectomy, FEC chemo cocktail, Taxol, radiation a year of Herceptin and Tamoxifen. My life was rolling along and I finally put cancer in my rearview window until this past March when I started…
I am very newly diagnosed with IDC, 6mm, Er/Pr very low @2% HER2 has been sent for FISH, grade 2 I've seen an oncologist who I really like and listened to my anxieties about the fact I was two year over due for my mammogram and my biggest concern was how long this has been growing in my body. She was very reassuring that…
Hi all. I'm hoping someone can share some experience or insight with genetics testing and how it may or may not have influenced your treatment decision. I'm currently waiting for genetics results. They're testing for the BRCA 1 and 2 and other genes with possible mutations. I was asked to get genetics testing and told that…
Dear beautiful community, my mom had breast cancer more than ten years ago. It was stage 3b. She had surgery chemo and radiation. She had BMX. She had cancer in one breast but was afraid of recurrence in her other breast so she did BMX. they made a mark tatto in her sides from where they did the surgery ( took of the…
I just had a double mastectomy. The point was to have a lower risk of not having the cancer come back. They done a Oncotype Dx test and my score was 51. Now they are wanting me to do chemo. I am very scared and questioning rather I want to do that or not. I am 54 years old. I dont know what to do!
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