Chemo for DCIS
Hi everyone,
I'm new here and was wondering if anyone here has had chemo for DCIS?
My breast surgeon recommended me chemo as an adjuvant treatment (which is yet to be discussed with an oncologi...
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Hi anniep, I also have DCIS and am still in the planning stage for treatment. The Tamoxifen is a hormone treatment that will make you menopausal and works against the oestrogen. Your DCIS must be oestrogen sensitive for them to recommend tamoxifen. It does reduce the risk of the disease coming back but has be taken daily for 5 years.
AnneMP is talking about the expensive Oncotype Dx used in USA. My specialist says it hasnt been around long enough to be reliable for DCIS and is better for invasive breast cancers, so he didnt recommend it.
Mine is oestrogen sensitive too but my sisters have both had triple negative breast cancer and I have been told tamoxifen won't prevent that.
Good luck with your choices its hard to know what to do. Get a second opinion if your aren't sure.