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@elmore71111 It is a shock and there is a lot of waiting at first. Many of us are doing fine (I am almost 9 years out). Did they do any pathology on your biopsy specimen?

There are certain characteristics of tumors that determine treatment suggestions, though of course you always have a choice. If your cancer is ER+ and HER2- an Oncotype test will be done that tells you whether you could benefit from chemo. Some of us, even with high grade tumors, don't do chemo but do hormonal meds.

Keep posting as you go along. This is the hardest part. Once you have a plan, you just do it! And get second opinions if you need them.

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In all honesty they may have reviewed that information and my mind was just hyper fixated on being told that my results were indeed cancer. I am making a list of questions to discuss with the surgeon when I go in for a meeting, thank you so much!