Radiation after lumpectomy

@Anne65 That's a hard one. I guess if it was me, I would ask the rad onc what they would do if in the same situation. My theory being that if we do all we can to prevent recurrence, we've given it our best shot.  Having said that, I am aware of side effects etc which can cause problems.  So I don't have my head in the sand.  It really is a hard call.  I am sure many people go with a gut feeling.  I refused two suggested 'treatments' based on a gut feeling and luckily I made the right call. One was refusing a PICC line for my last round of chemo...I didn't want an invasive procedure when I knew they could use ultrasound to find my veins.  Plus I only has one chemo left! Turned out they didn't need to use ultrasound ... a Dr 'good with veins' found mine.  The other was refusing Lipeg a second time.  It is supposed to help prevent neutropenia, which I had two bouts of and ended up in hospital. The second bout was three days after the Lipeg injection.  I just felt strongly that it was a side effect of Lipeg, as stated on the Lipeg literature brochure.  I didn't get neutropenia again thankfully. I also found out on this site that many ppl had a similar reaction. But the Drs said it wasn't possible. So, I just maintain it works for some and not others. We are all so different.  Good luck with your decision xx