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thanks for clarifying and your quick response! :-)
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Age 48 at Dx, pre-menopause / OncoType score 16, no chemo
Dx
12/7/2012, ILC, 1cm, Stage IB, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
12/19/2012 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Surgery
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Radiation Therapy
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4/4/2013 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
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With regard to the study above about false positive mammograms, I think I can speak for the majority of us when I say that we would have been thrilled to have had our scans turn out to be false positives! ;-)
Age 48 at Dx, pre-menopause / OncoType score 16, no chemo
Dx
12/7/2012, ILC, 1cm, Stage IB, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
12/19/2012 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Surgery
1/14/2013 Lumpectomy: Left
Radiation Therapy
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Definitely! And even though my cancer was missed in 2012 (noted but not identified as cancerous), it was caught in 2013 and had not spread to the lymph nodes. Neither my doctor nor I could feel it. If I hadn't had a mammogram, it would still be growing and possibly spreading.
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One congresswoman is attempting to end "drive-thru mastectomies."
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