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Genomic Testing
Hi, I was diagnosed 1 month ago, and had a bilateral mastectomy last week. My tests came back yesterday and although one Lymph node was clear, another had minimal cancel cells present from my left ar...
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Hello. I had a similar diagnosis, mine being stage 1, bilateral and multifocal. I also had a micromet in only one node. I was told chemo was not necessary as the percentage of it helping was very low, about 1%. I was put on hormone blockers thought, as mine was also hormone positive, so I’m guessing you will be too. In the words of my oncologist: 1. Throwing every treatment under the sun on it does not guarantee a better survival rate, and can actually be quite detrimental on the body; 2. Hormone blockers will work better than chemo in this case.
Good luck in your decision, I know it’s not an easy one 🌸.