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Should I not be taking hormone inhibitors after mastectomy?
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My first guess is that he ran some of the newer tests that help determine if it would be helpful or not. Also, if you were already post menopausal that might help guide his decision as well. The good news is that everyone who is er+ does not have to take endocrine therapy anymore.
If you are unsure about this, you should ask your doctor what guided this decision. It will either reassure you that he is helping you to make the best decisions or you will still wonder and maybe you could ask him for the test to help you decide.
Are you comfortable asking these questions of your oncologist?
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@auntieoakley what "newer tests" are you referring to? Are there new tests that sometimes show that a hormonal cancer does not need an AI or tamoxifen?
The Oncotype, as I remember, always shows some statistics for benefit from hormonal treatment. The Breast Cancer Index may show no extended benefit after 5 yeas, but that is done only after 5 years to hormonal meds.
My breast cancer was 10 years ago but I have friends deciding. I may not be up on the newer testing that @auntieoakley refers to. Details please!
This thread needs actual evidence/links, because this would be a very important development for many. But I cannot find any study that resembles what @lindaloon's doctor showed her.
I fear that even without evidence, people will read this and decide not to take hormonal meds. Perhaps @lindaloon could help us by asking the doctor for specifics and/or sharing the link with us. Until then I am skeptical out of an abundance of caution and hope others are too.
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Thank you so much for the reply. My oncologist showed me an article on his screen about this new study but I didn’t read it. I will message him and ask him to send the article to me. And go from there.