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chemo or not?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (13)

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@lifetraveler

Hi! @ justbreathe11 :

I am so sorry for what you've been through lately! My prayers go for you and your family upon reading this post...

I am not any health expert; but I too, had been diagnosed with IDC and ER+ PR+ Her2- back in 2023; and I am a bit puzzled and struggling to understand your oncologist's consideration for you to have chemo treatment or not. For as far as I know, the Oncotype test should help doctors and their patients decide whether chemotherapy may be effective for that patient and how to treat breast cancer after the surgery. In my own case, my oncotype score was "20", and that report clearly stated that the potential benefit for taking Chemotherapy treatment is < 1%; based on this report my oncologists and I decided not to have any chemo treatment with a peace of mind. Do you have your Oncotype report available to you? Perhaps you may ask your medical oncologist to go over the oncotype report with you or seek a second opinion?

This is just my 2-cent, my friend. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers, pray for wisdom, hope, love and peace of mind from above.

Best wishes to all!

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Thank you for responding @lifetraveler. I think the 12% comes from factoring postmenopausal women out of the study used for oncotype and considering my own metrics. Whether or not to get chemo is my decision because it's not obviously a yes or no with the current research. I really appreciate the support and prayers.