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Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Posted by diane12 @diane12, Apr 19, 2018

I was seriously thinking of refusing radiation after lumpectomy because I had complete removal of tumor with wide negative margins. I was convinced that there would be no lung, rib, or heart radiation by using the prone(lying on stomach) with breast hanging down. They have been very careful with treatments & very accommodating so after 4 treatments I am feeling more secure by my decision to do this to ensure all cancer was caught.

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lynnn | @lynnn | 13 hours ago
In reply to @peggrady "@lynnn It's all so confusing but from what I understand the radiation in mammos is targeted..." + (show)
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@lynnn It's all so confusing but from what I understand the radiation in mammos is targeted so much better now than in previous years. Your doc will know your risks. I had a breast MRI and was really hesitant as I'm claustrophobic but it wasn't bad as it's done on your stomach so I didn't feel quite so confined. So much to learn and think about. Thanks for sharing your story and I'm hoping your siblings and daughter don't have the problem with the TP53 gene. Hugs to you.

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@peggrady thank you for your kind thoughts. Having mammos for so many years probably exposed me to too
much radiation, so this pathogenic gene didn’t help. Even with less radiation with mammos now, I am hesitant to absorb any more. I’ll ask my oncologist for
her advice. I got these cancers in my 80’s, which is unusual from this syndrome. I am otherwise healthy but I will die from something. But would like to avoid a cancer death.

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