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@rom828 didn't the Oncotype also tell you that chemo would be of no benefit? Chemo works best on cancer that is fast-growing, I was told.
I am 9 1/2 years out from a highly hormonal cancer, grade 3, with lymphovascular invasion (cancer cells in my lymph vessels but not nodes). I did letrozole for 5 years, no chemo, since Oncotype was 8 (despite high grade). My report from Oncotype showed no benefit from chemo. I think that is different from it not being "needed," Maybe ask your doctor to clarify this!
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You are right , if the score is low it means the probability of this cancer to return is low so you don’t receive benefit from taking chemo as this is not decreasing those chances more.
Yes. Sorry I should have chosen different words. How it was explained to me was.... no benefit to if a recurrence comes back or not. My survival rate was still the same whether I did chemo or not. But now I can help but think what if there were an traces of cancer left behind. I had no chemo to kill it. But maybe being on an AI would be enough to not allow any traces to grow?? I should ask my Dr this.
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My Mom was a librarian, and I was a teacher, so my mind always goes to children's books as being a good way to explain things to kids. There are some available online (check Amazon or Barnes and Noble) that look excellent for explaining cancer to elementary school age kids. For example, check out "The Kids' Guide to Mommy's Breast Cancer." https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-kids-guide-to-mommys-breast-cancer-karyn-stowe/1106524362?ean=9781463447168
I hope this helps!