New and just diagnosed with TNBC
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Hi @Heathy78, and welcome to the forum. I'm sorry you've had to join us.
Like @Afraser, I think those numbers you've been given, chemo improving the odds of a recurrence, are substantial. Have you been told what sort of chemotherapy you'd be given?
I underwent a genomic test on my tumour to see whether chemotherapy would have a curative effect based on my chances of a recurrence. Have your doctors talked to you about whether this is an option for you? They are expensive and sometimes doctors hesitate to raise them because of that.
For me what it boiled down to was could I live with the regret, the 'if only', if I chose not to have chemo, and had a recurrence. I knew I couldn't so I threw the kitchen sink at my cancer. If it comes back (it did for my sister), it comes back, but I know there's no more I could have done, and that gives me some peace of mind.
Good luck with your decision, and do let us know what you decide. K xox
Like @Afraser, I think those numbers you've been given, chemo improving the odds of a recurrence, are substantial. Have you been told what sort of chemotherapy you'd be given?
I underwent a genomic test on my tumour to see whether chemotherapy would have a curative effect based on my chances of a recurrence. Have your doctors talked to you about whether this is an option for you? They are expensive and sometimes doctors hesitate to raise them because of that.
For me what it boiled down to was could I live with the regret, the 'if only', if I chose not to have chemo, and had a recurrence. I knew I couldn't so I threw the kitchen sink at my cancer. If it comes back (it did for my sister), it comes back, but I know there's no more I could have done, and that gives me some peace of mind.
Good luck with your decision, and do let us know what you decide. K xox