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Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 19 1:36pm | Replies (95)Comment receiving replies
I agree! Just had the same conversation tonight about why they call DCIS “pre cancer” when clearly we need to have it removed then go through treatment. My lumpectomy is scheduled for 4/19. I’m not nervous yet but I know I will be as it gets closer. It feels like such a relief after each step.. biopsy, MRI, ultrasound and second biopsy but then there’s always something else lurking in the future. Right now the plan is 4 weeks radiation then possibly 1 week boost. No hormone blockers because I’m Estrogen/progesterone negative. Which is another worry.
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I just had lumpectomy yesterday! Yea! It’s a relief but waiting for follow up in 2 weeks. Mine is Stage 0 grade 3. I am willing to do radiation but will not do the drugs. I’m not going to ruin my quality of life for it. I have a friend who is feeling the effects of tamoxifen 20 yrs later. If I have a recurrence, I’ll deal with it then.
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Absolutely! I agree with everything you wrote! Be assured the lumpectomy is pretty easy to recover from but I too was extremely nervous before the first one. By the 3rd, it was old hat. Ha Those things lurking in the future are what keep us awake at night, right? Cancer or pre-cancer - all the same. Our lives have still been turned upside down for awhile.