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Radiation - short course or long course
Hello to everybody. I've just joined a club that I never wanted to be a member of. I am 56 years old and was diagnosed just 3 weeks ago with DCIS and two tiny areas of invasion 0.5mm and 0.6mm. I h...
Hi Jan, sorry you have had to join this club but great news the bc was caught early. My tumour was about the size of a golf ball. When it came to radiation my team advised that whether I had the short or long treatment, the dose of radiation was the same overall. So short but strong rads or long but milder rads causing hopefully less burns. As I burn easily and have super sensitive skin I chose the longer plan over 6 weeks and found that while my breast got REALLY hot, the slight burns were easily managed. Ask your team if you receive the same dose of rads with both time plans, only you know how sensitive your skin is. By the way, if you need more time to make any decisions, make them wait. This is your body and a major decision, take the time that you need.