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@meeshodge I just want to echo the concerns expressed by @drummergirl. Did you have a lumpectomy? Isn't 9.2 a high score? And your DCIS was grade 3? Did you have an Oncotype for your DCIS as well? What do you mean by saying you have "NO risk factors"?
Side effects for treatment with an aromatase inhibitor were very tolerable for me. I have not taken tamoxifen but I do know from the Oncotype report that it cuts risk in half.
I know two women who took a natural approach and did not do well. I believe that relying on things like diet, exercise, lifestyle, attitude etc. indirectly imply that our cancers are somehow caused by us. The causes of cancer are so complex. We all can determine our own path, but I feel scared for anyone relying on those approaches. Hoping you can come back and tell us you did fine, in a few years.
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I have not had any treatment to date. I was diagnosed in April.
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Yes, 9.2 is a high score. 10 is the highest.
No oncotype score.
I do not have a family history. I do not have the BRCA genes. I was late to start my period (age 15), I had my youngest child at age 18. I breastfed. I only took BC off and on for a few years. I reached Meno at age 51. All these things are actually suppose dot be in my favor for NOT getting BC.
I will have surgery, haven't made up my mind which one yet as I am still researching. I MIGHT consider the 5 day radiation. The Tamoxifen is not something I am considering, it is carcinogenic. I am really starting to add in lifestyle changes to help NOT get a recurrence.