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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole
I completed all treatments for breast cancer but now I am supposed to take hormone blocker, named anastrozole. im concerned about the side effects. Has anyone here taken it and did anyone have hair loss?
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Hi. I don't want to appear dumb but what is an oncotype test and how do you know if you had one? I was er+ as well.
No I was ER+ and had the oncotype test. I was a 22. So based on that, (middle range result) then chemo does not improve the survival rate.
@francine6829
As noted earlier, I believe that the OncotypeDX is only viable for those who are ER- (and I'm ER+).
Elizm, did you also have the oncocyte test?
@gwinter
A year-and-a-half ago, I might have remembered the differences, but I think it has to do with whether you're ER+ or ER-. I also noted that, on the Mammaprint report, it was noting some stats for those who are HER2-, and I'm HER2+....
Gwinter. Google does a better job than me explaining the difference
@francine6829 @kathyomaha55
It's was the MammaPrint 70-Gene Risk of Recurrence which essentially told me that I was at high risk for recurrence within 10 years without chemo and hormonal therapy. As I recall, it's the report for those who are ER+. There's a secondary report which financially is separate -- BluePrint 80-Gene Molecular Subtype -- which my oncologist did not request.
@elizm what is the difference? Why would one be viable vs the other? I had oncotype and my number was 19 and found the RAD51C mutation. Thus oophorectomy / hysterectomy and 20 radiation treatments
Kathy, I had the oncotype and it was a low score which meant I did not need chemo. My understanding is that the Mammoprint is another test for reoccurence possibilities
Elizm, I had the oncotype (low score) which as I understand showed that chemo was not necessary. What did you learn from the Mammoprint?