Radiation Advice
Hi ladies, firstly, I just want to say that you all inspire me! Made of much stronger stuff than I am. My Mum was diagnosed with TNBC about 7 weeks ago. She had a mastectomy of her right breast and t...
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Hi Chamini,
Thanks for the reply - it really does help hearing from other people about their treatment programs - lots of decisions and lots of different paths to take. My general impression is that if you have a lumpectomy you generally have radiation to stop it coming back in the same location... seeing as Mum had a mastectomy (wide excision) and total axillary clearance, I'm not sure radiation is as effective as with a lumpectomy, especially because there was only 1 active node. She is currently going through 6 rounds of chemo so I guess we assess after that is done.
Hope all is now well with you.
Sarah