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I had a similar situation. A Stage 1A E+, P+, HER2- tumor. Smaller than 1 cm including clean margins. Sentinel node biopsy showed no cancer cells. I declined radiation after OncotypeDX showed a low risk of recurrence 'within 9 years' of under 6%. So also no chemo. To put the 6% in perspective, 1 in 8 women in the US are predicted, based on statistics, to get cancer sometime over a lifetime. That means 12.5% of women in America have a cancer occurrence risk, which is astounding honestly.
I declined atomatase inhibitors at the suggestion of one oncologist and the concurrence of another. If cancer recurs, I'll never know if it would have anyway as the AIs would have still left me with a 3% risk. And the guaranteed side effects of the AIs. Everyone's journey is personal though.