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Avoiding radiotherapy
Hi, are there any community members here that have avoided radiotherapy and then regretted it later? or vice versa. I had a very small pre cancer, which was non-invasive and I'm in my 40s. I am a...
Hi @aj456, I had DCIS 5 years ago, then a Lumpectomy with clear margins. I saw the Radiation Doctor who gave me great odds and I had also researched heavily so elected not to have it. My team agreed with me and said they would do the same which was good enough for me.
Five years later, cancer is back in exactly the same spot, requiring a Mastectomy, 6 months of Chemo which I’m half way through. I have again spoken to the Radiation Doctor and she has recommended that I don’t need it again. I am speaking to my Oncologist this week about it, I am worried.
Good luck with your decision, unfortunately nothing is black and white.
Five years later, cancer is back in exactly the same spot, requiring a Mastectomy, 6 months of Chemo which I’m half way through. I have again spoken to the Radiation Doctor and she has recommended that I don’t need it again. I am speaking to my Oncologist this week about it, I am worried.
Good luck with your decision, unfortunately nothing is black and white.
Hi. Hope you are well. Did you have lymph nodes removed and how were the results
Hi there, I had 23 lymph nodes removed at the time of my mastectomy. Two were positive. This was 20 years ago and I’ve not had a recurrence.
what stage in treatment are you up to?
Sorry to hear of your second cancer, I hope your treatment has gone well. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I have IDC stage 2, very small so was considering whether I would skip radiation if given the option but your experience will encourage me to go ahead with radiation.
