Breast Cancer Diagnosis Today

Hi Rene, welcome & happy birthday. I would also ask about having chemo before surgery, which is to increase the likelihood of needing lumpectomy only. My surgery will be two weeks before my 50th birthday, my gift to myself!!!. I'm halfway through chemo, having 6 cycles. There isn't any difference in survival rates, and most likely less invasive surgery. Just something to think about. I do know that I have cancer in my lymph nodes & will be having an axillary clearance. You need to ask if you will be able to have a sentinal node biopsy. I don't know if they do this with pre surgery chemo. Keep asking questions, there's a lot of support, from women with many different experiences along their journey (a catch word that I really hate, but it expresses perfectly the path we're all on).

Take care, Lyn