I’m 62 years old & a “newbie” & just starting my journey with DCIS. I was recently diagnosed with DCIS stage ll & it’s positive for both estrogen & progesterone reactive. I just had the MRI & thankfully nothing additional showed up. I have an appointment in a few days with my surgeon to discuss treatment. I know I’ll need a lumpectomy & I’ve been researching the cancer sites for additional information on radiation & hormone therapy’s. I don’t know a lot but from the statistics I’ve seen it appears that I now have a 40-50% chance of getting a future breast cancer after this. Since my type is hormone reactive I think the hormone therapy will be a definite for me even though it can cause some scary side effects. I’m questioning the radiation IF it’s suggested by my surgeon/oncology team. From what I’ve deduced from research you can only have radiation 1x in your life. So I’m not sure I want to use the radiation “card” for this in the event I would get a more aggressive breast cancer at a later date which radiation might have been a choice IF I hadn’t already had it for my DCIS. I realize that a lot will depend on the pathology report after the lumpectomy & there are a lot of variables in each cancer diagnosis & personal experience. I know that the Oconotype genetic test will also help with my treatment options. I’m just trying to stay ahead of all this since it’s a lot. From the statistics I’ve seen there is a very small difference in the percentage of reoccurrence with those that had both radiation & hormone therapy vs those that just had hormone therapy. My question is does anyone have a similar experience with my type of DCIS that did NOT get radiation but did go on the hormone replacement & if so, how did it work out for you long run? TYIA