Do I need chemo for 1-3 nodes positive
Starting to wonder/worry should I have been offered chemo. I know we all have different treatment plans but just have to ask and try to put my mind at rest . I was dx with multifocal invasive lobu...
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Hi @Dandelion, I was diagnosed stage 2b, grade 2, hormone positive, 3 positive nodes out of 12. I had mastectomy, 6 months chemo & radiation, Femara. The reason why I had aggressive treatment was because I had widespread lymphovascular invasion & KI67 was 19%. Primek is right, chemo is effective against fast growing cells. The Doctors usually work in a team & discuss each patient & the treatment that is right for them. So I am sure they made the right decision. I would have done anything to get out of chemo!