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How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 8, 2023 | Replies (91)
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@cashemire

My experience is local recurrence 2.5 yrs after stage 1 IDC, lumpectomy, no nodes, clean margins and undergoing 15 sessions of radiation, opted not to start AI. I was told at the time that the rad was the most important treatment, 95% protection, with AI adding maybe 3%.
So I am one of the rarer return cases.
Now with local recurrence and mastectomy, am still dragging my feet for the AI, but am starting it with trepidation and gradually.

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elliej | @elliej | Dec 9, 2022

Im so sorry about your recurrance. Where were you treated? I think each case has to be considered individually. No one has all of the answers. Docs give your their best educated guess. Lots of numbers/statistics, but no one knows definitely.
I prays alot and that gives me hope😘

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