Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) would like to address recent media coverage regarding Elle Macpherson's statements about her personal approach to breast cancer treatment. Elle Macpherson's cho...
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Well said @Mez_BCNA .... I too, was concerned at Elle's choices & the amount of press coverage of her treatment decisions & statements that may well influence other womens' decisions if/when they are diagnosed with BC .... She is also being interviewed on 60 Mins on Sun.
She may well have consulted 30 specialists for comments & discussion on treatment - no doubt her name & face would have opened doors not necessarily available to the general public. Maybe she chose to only 'accept' those opinions that suited the answer she preferred. I wonder if she was told by any of these specialists - that up to 30% of those with 'good outcomes' (irrelevant of treatment decisions) may still go on to have recurrences and possibly even go metastatic (but the good news is that about 70% DON'T go on to have recurrences ...)
I was given the option of not having Rads (luckily I didn't have to have chemo) but I chose to have the Rads, as I wanted to throw everything at it, to reduce any chance of a recurrence.
Absolutely - every woman needs to make her decisions with the guidance of her treatment team, with evidence based information that will give her the best chance of recovery and NED (No Evidence of Disease.)
take care everyone
She may well have consulted 30 specialists for comments & discussion on treatment - no doubt her name & face would have opened doors not necessarily available to the general public. Maybe she chose to only 'accept' those opinions that suited the answer she preferred. I wonder if she was told by any of these specialists - that up to 30% of those with 'good outcomes' (irrelevant of treatment decisions) may still go on to have recurrences and possibly even go metastatic (but the good news is that about 70% DON'T go on to have recurrences ...)
I was given the option of not having Rads (luckily I didn't have to have chemo) but I chose to have the Rads, as I wanted to throw everything at it, to reduce any chance of a recurrence.
Absolutely - every woman needs to make her decisions with the guidance of her treatment team, with evidence based information that will give her the best chance of recovery and NED (No Evidence of Disease.)
take care everyone