Chemo or no chemo
Hello all, I went to see oncologist the very first time on Tues and after his 'calculation' the 10 years overall survival rate is: * surgery + hormone therapy = 90% * surgery + hormone therap...
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I had a mastectomy in Feb 18. My oncologist recommended NOT having chemo given the less than 1% difference it made to survival rate. So hormone therapy only for me. Given how much chemo batters your body around and I was stage 1 with no nodes involved I was more than comfortable with her recommendation. I could have still had it, the final decision was mine and I am happy I didn’t. It’s difficult for you when your oncologist won’t give their opinion. Hormone therapy has given me enough to deal with anyway. I wish you all the best.