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I will be going for my 5 year evaluation (since surgery and beginning treatment) and I understand that when we have our discussions here, it’s anecdotal information with helpful links. But it’s also been very helpful in that I am starting to prepare my questions for my evaluation and I am not quite confident about what my oncologist will advise and we are assuming that my exams and MRI will all be clear.
What did strike me in our discussions here, was all the info about the OncotypeDX. It prompted me to look at my score because for me, emphasis was placed on one score that determined that I would not benefit from chemo at my early stage. However, I looked at my other score/percentage for recurrence and it was much higher than others here who had my same number and talked about it here. (For example, if someone also had an 8, their recurrence was 3-4%.)
So some of my questions, if they aren’t addressed already by the oncologist, will have to do with that number, my tumor grade, and the bilateral cancer.
I appreciate that we can share, hopefully make us think, ask questions, and advocate, but not necessarily panic.
Will keep you posted! 🤞🏻