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Newly diagnosed invasive ductal and lobular in right breast
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 28 9:05am | Replies (85)Comment receiving replies
I agree wholeheartedly. We each have to decide for ourselves what treatments we are willing to take.
I mentioned on another thread that I was unwilling to take the chance of having to go through all of this again, even if the chance was only 1.6%. In my case, I took every treatment my doctors offered for as long as they offered it, and it still came back and it didn’t wait 20 years.
Kudos to you for trying everything in your power to prevent recurrence.
Did your talkers mention if this dual cancer type increased your risk?
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They did not mention that. The only options that I have been presented with at this time is lumpectomy vs mastectomy. They are currently not recommending chemo because my type is resistant to chemo but they said depending on the results of my genetic testing and type of mutation, what they are proposing could change. It is all so overwhelming and the more I read/research the more conflicting information I get and I find myself going down some rabbit holes.
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I think it is the dual diagnosis that greatly increases risk - at least that's what I've taken away from every meeting with me a team - and all the reading I've done.
If it's not too much to ask, could you elaborate on your treatment? Were you given choices or options -or did your team chart out a path that they recommended you take?