Genomic Testing?
Hi, this is my first time posting. I was diagnosed 17 October and have had a nipple sparing double mastectomy (left breast had tumors) followed by auxiliary lymph node clearance 3 nodes had cancer. Ch...
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i was diagnosed dec2016,idc ,3 tumours,totalling 2.7cm,we positive,pr positive,her negative.not in lymph nodes.it was grade one,my surgeon said he didn’t think I needed Chemo as a grade one,oncologist said have chemo,was very confused,my oncologist suggested the oncotype testing,was booked in for Chemo,the test came back low,my oncologist then said he wasn’t recommending Chemo as it was going to give me1-2 percentage benefit,he still left up to me ,I didn’t have it ,I had radiation and am taking tamoxifen for ten years,it is a hard decision as by time I got test back I had resigned myself to getting chemo.i was 40 at time. My oncologist did say some people would do it for that 1 percent,so it a personal choice too,my surgeon who is very respected,did tell me if I was his wife he would still only recommend hormonal therapy so I just trusted I’m hopefully done the right thing.
i was diagnosed dec2016,idc ,3 tumours,totalling 2.7cm,we positive,pr positive,her negative.not in lymph nodes.it was grade one,my surgeon said he didn’t think I needed Chemo as a grade one,oncologist said have chemo,was very confused,my oncologist suggested the oncotype testing,was booked in for Chemo,the test came back low,my oncologist then said he wasn’t recommending Chemo as it was going to give me1-2 percentage benefit,he still left up to me ,I didn’t have it ,I had radiation and am taking tamoxifen for ten years,it is a hard decision as by time I got test back I had resigned myself to getting chemo.i was 40 at time. My oncologist did say some people would do it for that 1 percent,so it a personal choice too,my surgeon who is very respected,did tell me if I was his wife he would still only recommend hormonal therapy so I just trusted I’m hopefully done the right thing.