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Surgery options & decisions
I have just been recently diagnosed with early breast cancer, stage 1, grade 1. I had my first appointment, the team were great with explaining everything though I must say it’s been very overwhelming...
Hi @Ella123, sorry you have joined us here, however I’m sure you’ll receive a lot of support and love. I was diagnosed with stage 1, grade 2, last year at 42. My husband found it. I did a lot of reading of medical research and journals. For early BC that hasn’t spread to the nodes, lumpectomy plus radiation is as good as mastectomy. The radiation should deal with any cancer cells that might be left behind. Check with your surgeon what they think clear margins look like. For me, my GP said my tumour was probably the size of a grain of rice, surgeon indicated taking a portion more like a strawberry. Surgeon was making sure tumour was well excised. Radiation treatment was manageable. Mental trauma was the worst, but that’s cancer. My skin held up well with the radiation, I started applying MooGoo 3 weeks before, used StrataXRT that was supplied during radiation along with MooGoo. Take your time deciding what to do, with early BC your tumour is likely very slow growing, so an extra few days, weeks in deciding on your treatment plan shouldn’t affect your outcome. Best wishes xx