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I was diagnosed on Tuesday 3rd December with Grade 3 Triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma (1cm). Activated lymph but no cancer on fine needle (so far). I am 49. Lump was not palpable and picke...
Hi @LuluJoy
I was 47 when I received a similar diagnosis, TNBC, 2.5cm, no nodes involved, Grade 3 (most TNBC is Grade 3).
My surgeon told me that the data shows that outcomes are no better for mastectomy vs lumpectomy plus radiation in early TNBC.
Recovery from lumpectomy is quicker than for mastectomy so time to commence chemo is shorter too.
I had testing for BRCA mutations and if that had come back positive I would have gone ahead with prophylactic mastectomy after chemo but it was negative so it was just the lumpectomy, chemo and radiation for me. I’m now 16 months post diagnosis and so far so good.
I was 47 when I received a similar diagnosis, TNBC, 2.5cm, no nodes involved, Grade 3 (most TNBC is Grade 3).
My surgeon told me that the data shows that outcomes are no better for mastectomy vs lumpectomy plus radiation in early TNBC.
Recovery from lumpectomy is quicker than for mastectomy so time to commence chemo is shorter too.
I had testing for BRCA mutations and if that had come back positive I would have gone ahead with prophylactic mastectomy after chemo but it was negative so it was just the lumpectomy, chemo and radiation for me. I’m now 16 months post diagnosis and so far so good.