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Local vs Mayo for treatment or both?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 28 5:53pm | Replies (10)

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@mdr3

I got excellent care at the "big moment" -- but when it came to treatment after the surgery (stellar surgeon btw), chemo and radiation, I switched to Dana Farber in Boston for next steps, which in my case included Tamoxifen for only two years and an AI for an additional 8 years (age 69 at diagnosis, ILC Stage IIIc [5 tumors, 10/16 nodes diseased). It also included 3 years of Zometa in an effort to pull out all the stops. Last week (October 17) was my 5 year anniversary (marking initial treatment ending with the radiation). So grateful! I really feel like once the initial surgery and treatments are done it is important not to relax our concerns in getting the most effective post treatment care available.

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Congratulations on being five years out! I agree with you about switching centers to get "most effective post treatment care available"