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Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jun 13, 2024 | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
There are things about your moms case that I don’t understand, but I don’t know all the specifics or where someone might or might not have made good decisions.
Reasoning it this way, I can understand why it is part of the arsenal. I have breast cancer for sure, one of my treatment choices carried a risk of less than one half of a percent chance I could get another cancer. I would probably risk it since I know I could die from the cancer I already have.
Like I said before every treatment is a cost vs benefit equation for each patient. I had a cancer that is well known for recurrence and being aggressive, so when I was not offered a mastectomy, but was offered chemo and radiation along with multiple surgeries, I took every treatment they offered me to give myself the best chance of surviving the breast cancer.
I am so sorry that turned badly for your mom. It is heartbreaking to be the one who gets the rare thing. 💔 I understand a bit about this from my genetics.
Can I assume you are getting screen regular to prevent your own life from being threatened in this way.
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I too had an aggressive breast cancer (stage 1 ).
I was told I only needed Lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation . No mention of mastectomy because the cancer hadn’t spread to lymph nodes yet. I was glad to hear this I didn’t want to lose my breast. Six years later, my only affects from my cancer treatments have been very sore breasts and memory issues( chemo brain?)
Either way, whatever chose we decide on the one thing we all want is to get rid of the nasty cancer in our bodies!
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Hello and Thanks so much for your input! You are exactly right. I just want to express the fact that if a Doctor recommends radiation for any reason concerning cancer, the risk should also be shared! My initiative is this: " ITS YOUR LIFE, YOUR BODY, YOUR CHOICE!" With that being said, if my mom would've been properly informed, she could have made better choices that was best for her, even if her choice led her to prepare for her end of life. I do get screened for Breast cancer, and will continue to do so. I've decided to turn my pain into passion and share my mom's story, in Hope's to encourage people who are diagnosed with Breast cancer to do research, get a second opinion if necessary, Trust God through the process, and to know that it is...YOUR LIFE, YOUR BODY, YOUR CHOICE! I want to gain as much knowledge as I can in order to be equipped to care for any other relative that ends up with this unfortunate diagnosis. May God be with us all, Cancer patients & the family members who are affected! 🙏🏽