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Decide against aromatase inhibitors?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 27 10:53am | Replies (124)Comment receiving replies
To Ruffianfan55: You say AIs "only lower the risk of recurrence by 2%." Please, could you provide a link to the source of this information?
I've found it hard to get statistics on this topic. Many thanks!
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Did you have oncotype diagnostic testing on your tumor(s) done?
This will give you a "profile' on the risk of reoccurrence. But nothing is absolutely guarantee when it comes to possible reoccurrence...we simply have to be proactive the best way we can me. And pray.
I used the Sloan Kettering nonogram that is available online. With lumpectomy only, the chance of recurrence is around 20%, radiation lowers it to less than 5% and endocrine therapy to 2-3%. My radiation oncologist said the same thing. It is definitely an individual decision, if I were 50-60 yrs old,
I would definitely take it, but I’ll be 80 in 10 years if I live that long! My radiation oncologist said that I could skip radiation if I wanted to, but since I am healthy and active, he recommended it.
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A friend of mine took AI for 8 years. Two years after she stopped her breast cancer had spread to her lungs. She was treated and at this time is cancer free. Her oncologist believed that since the cancer did not spread for 8 years while she took the drug it would be best to return to taking the AI. It obviously was effective for her.