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How did you decide on breast cancer treatment based on Oncotype?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 4, 2022 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
My number was 21when I had a lumpectomy in 2013. My oncologist at the time recommended chemo because if the cancer came back “it will be hard to fight”. I had chemo. The cancer came back six years later and it has been hard to fight but I do not regret my doctors recommendation. I believe without the radiation and chemo in 2013/2014 the cancer would have come back sooner.
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It sounds as if your oncologist called it right, maybe based on some combination of data and experience dealing these cancers. I would also suspect it might have come back sooner, or even more aggressive, without the chemo giving your body a chance to recover to fight again if necessary. That's a success story in a way.
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I am so sorry it came back. How are you doing now? Can you tell more about your cancer journey? Type?