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Surgeon or oncologist first?
Hi, I had a lumpectomy for early breast cancer four weeks ago and have possible further surgery pending as didn’t get clear margins. With all the time one gets between the steps of the treatment proc...
Similar to you I had two lumpectomies - one for diagnostic purposes then the second to get clear margins which included sentinnel lymph node removal. After that I met with a radiation oncologist and had 15 sessions of radiotherapy. Only after that did I meet with my oncologist to start hormone suppression medication.
I was told at the time that if the treatment for your type and stage of cancer is primarily surgical (in my case Stage 1 invasive lobular carcinoma) then your treatment is directed primarily by your surgeon.
Best of luck to you x
Thanks Minka. You’ve explained the essence of my question.
i hope you are well now,
