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p53 and radiation therapy
Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone's radiation oncologist advised that they won't go ahead with radiotherapy until genetic testing is done? I'm 30, stage 2a grade 3 bc, with no family history of cancer ...
Hi Courtney, I am 30 also & strange you never got tested before chemo as being so young it's routine to check, cross all I's & T's. I have no family history at all & overall C is very rare. I had blood test and whilst doing chemo (1 more to go) waiting for results, usually take 8 weeks or so & im ready to get my results on Tuesday. If someone was to test positive, it possible that someone may not need radiation, because there could be more surgery options, like many might chose to have a mastectomy if they had BRAC gene. Despite no family history I would get blood test for peace of mind to rule it out x