Hormone inhibitors. To use or not.
I’m keen to hear from anyone who has a similar breast cancer to me and their decision re taking hormone blockers. I’m 73 years old, and diagnosed with ER+, HER2-, 8mm invasive ductal tumour with no ly...
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Regarding the research studies, I guess you could ask the oncologists what follow up happens if there isn't a recurrence after 5 years. All I know is that I will be out of the public system very soon as I have reached the 5 year mark and no recurrence, although I am still to technically be on hormone blockers for another 10 months, as I started them after surgery, chemo, and radiation therapy, so that was around 10 months after my diagnosis. I continued on with herceptin to complete 12 months of that targeted therapy.
It really isn't clear how they can follow up people after their initial 5 years on hormone blockers, and my understanding is that they are now recommending 10 years if the treatment included chemotherapy.
Can anyone else throw any light on this subject for PYM.
Who follows up those that have completed hormone therapy and no recurrence after 5 years?
Who follows up those that declined hormone therapy and didn't have a recurrence after 5 years?
It really isn't clear how they can follow up people after their initial 5 years on hormone blockers, and my understanding is that they are now recommending 10 years if the treatment included chemotherapy.
Can anyone else throw any light on this subject for PYM.
Who follows up those that have completed hormone therapy and no recurrence after 5 years?
Who follows up those that declined hormone therapy and didn't have a recurrence after 5 years?