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Diagnosed 2 weeks today & need help with mindset please
Hi Everyone, I am a 39 year old mother of 2. I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago and what a whirlwind it has been. I have IDC Grade 3, triple negative cancer. I have had a Lumpectomy and sentinel node rem...
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Tnbc gets a bad rap and often saying "poor prognosis" is bandied around Google and health professionals alike. Why? Because at this point in time there isn't targeted therapy. ..yet...but clinical trials are on the way. Targeted therapy isn't 1st line treatment though...it's the chemo that is. The good thing with a grade 3 cancer usually means chemo really does it's magic as the cells are different and dividing quickly.
Once you see your oncologist and have all results he can use a tool called PREDICT which will give you statistics on your type of cancer with your treatment decisions. Your tumour size is the big thing needed for the tool and nodes and the Ki67 (which is its dividing rate)
We can't tell though who is going to be in the (average ) 90% cancer free at 5 years and who will be in the 10 %. It's a lotto it seems at times. All we can do is give it our best shot at eradicating it. Then fight hard to reclaim a life you can enjoy again, whether that be 5, 10, 30 years.
Cry if you need. Rest when tired. You have a long road ahead but we've got your back. Kath x
Once you see your oncologist and have all results he can use a tool called PREDICT which will give you statistics on your type of cancer with your treatment decisions. Your tumour size is the big thing needed for the tool and nodes and the Ki67 (which is its dividing rate)
We can't tell though who is going to be in the (average ) 90% cancer free at 5 years and who will be in the 10 %. It's a lotto it seems at times. All we can do is give it our best shot at eradicating it. Then fight hard to reclaim a life you can enjoy again, whether that be 5, 10, 30 years.
Cry if you need. Rest when tired. You have a long road ahead but we've got your back. Kath x