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juliew
1 year agoMember
50/50 on chemo - what to do
Hello im new on here and would like to ask for your thoughts i have grade 2 invasive ductal cancer progesterone and eostrogen positive breast cancer lumpectomy and SNB completed 31/7 2 positive se...
juliew
1 year agoMember
Talking to oncologist again next week to get more info. I am thinking about paying for the oncotype dx test going to cost me $5000 but it will tell me if chemo will or will not be of benefit .
oncologist was talking about stats of 5% benefit for chemo - that doesn’t seem worth it to me compared to the damage chemo does to your body.
i might add that I’m 74 and in good health apart from cancer and a bit of osteoarthritis .
oncologist was talking about stats of 5% benefit for chemo - that doesn’t seem worth it to me compared to the damage chemo does to your body.
i might add that I’m 74 and in good health apart from cancer and a bit of osteoarthritis .