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other treatment options?
I am 55 and just diagnosed, a couple of weeks ago, with iDC, i was really hoping it would have been insitu still, but not to be. I am booked for a mastectomy on the 20th (2 weeks eeek). The biopsy sa...
melclarity said:@au0rei yes your treatment sounds pretty much right as your are Her2+ and Grade 3 too, so Chemo and Herceptin. With @nikkid she is only ER+ and was low grade, so chemo wouldnt be used in her situation. It can be a little complicated, but all diagnosis are very different and so are treatments. Hugs Melinda xo
Thanks Melinda, was at the chemical oncologist office just now for my heart scan review and when I asked him if I should do radiotherapy he went 'you must!!!' straightaway but then he realized he must have confused me with another patient lol. But he said that I probably should due to the cells being lymphovascular and grade 3 :( so I am really wondering why the original radiotherapy oncologist thinks it's minimal benefit for me to do it. It's so hard! I will be seeing a second radiotherapy oncologist on the 18th for her opinion. Hopefully it will be clearer then. xx