What to do?
I had a lumpectomy mid January and all went well. Clear margins, no lymph involvement, hormone positive, Protein negative, 19mm. BUT grade 3. the oncologist recommended 4 x AC followed 4 x Taxol dense...
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Hi @Frances54 , I too was offered chemo, and had no nodes involvement. The stats they gave me though were it'd make less than 2% max difference to my 10 year outcome. If my nodes had been involved I would have had chemo. For me, the probability of damage to other body parts 100%, and the potential benefit was less than 2%. My parents and other family members have been heavy smokers, yet no-one is offering them chemo just in case they've got a lung / other cancer no-one can pinpoint.
The other consideration I had was that we know our bodies build up resistance to medications and treatments. So, if I had chemo now, treating probably no cancer, what happens if cancer does return? what's the possibility/probability of chemo not working as well, or at all, because the cancer is now drug resistant?
I wonder if the treatments are highly recommended or just offered, because no-one can say for sure that you don't have cancer anymore.
It's a terrible place to be in, trying to decide. Best of luck with your treatment journey xx
The other consideration I had was that we know our bodies build up resistance to medications and treatments. So, if I had chemo now, treating probably no cancer, what happens if cancer does return? what's the possibility/probability of chemo not working as well, or at all, because the cancer is now drug resistant?
I wonder if the treatments are highly recommended or just offered, because no-one can say for sure that you don't have cancer anymore.
It's a terrible place to be in, trying to decide. Best of luck with your treatment journey xx