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Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jun 13 10:06pm | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
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! 🙏🏽
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Can you share the radiation side effects your mom had to deal with?
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Six weeks ago, I--a 77 year old woman with moderate COPD--was diagnosed with stage 1b IDC and underwent a mastectomy of my left breast. The pathology results reported clean edges, but out of four lymph nodes removed, traces of cancer was detected in two of them. The doctors' game plan includes undergoing five weeks of daily radiation. I have put the brakes on the radiation until I find out, based on my pathology, the percentage of potential risks versus the benefits of radiation for someone of my health and age. I also am asking them, the risk of recurrence if I don't do the radiation. And conversely what is the benefit in risk reduction if I opt for adjuvant radiation? They have agreed to present my case at their weekly meeting where they do such things. I'm stunned this isn't standard procedure. Oh, by the way, the cancer cells have been described as "slow growing" and my Oncotype score was "0".