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would you recommend chemotherapy in my case?
dear doctor
please help
i have seen 3 oncologists 2 have told me that i need radiation therapy and then hormone therapy decapeptyl and tamoxifen for five years
the other recommends chemotherapy fac 6 cycles and then radiation therapy and then hormone therapy although she is not pushing tamoxifen
i will not take tamoxifen because of the risks i am too sacred of another cancer
i am ok with decapeptyl because the side effects are not life threatening
i am pre menopausal
45 years old
invasive ductal carcinoma
stage 1 (0.9mm)
no node involvement ( 0/1 sentinel node)
g2
er+pgr+ 66%
her2neu negative
only familial cancer was grandmother 84 years old pancreas (diabetic)
grandfather 70 years old lung cancer (probably work related as he worked in foundary god bless him)
no oncotype score they don't test in italy under 1cm
the tumour was removed on the 18th of july with clear margins
i need to make a decision by friday
i have 3 small children who need me
any insight would be an enormous help
thankyou
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please help
i have seen 3 oncologists 2 have told me that i need radiation therapy and then hormone therapy decapeptyl and tamoxifen for five years
the other recommends chemotherapy fac 6 cycles and then radiation therapy and then hormone therapy although she is not pushing tamoxifen
i will not take tamoxifen because of the risks i am too sacred of another cancer
i am ok with decapeptyl because the side effects are not life threatening
i am pre menopausal
45 years old
invasive ductal carcinoma
stage 1 (0.9mm)
no node involvement ( 0/1 sentinel node)
g2
er+pgr+ 66%
her2neu negative
only familial cancer was grandmother 84 years old pancreas (diabetic)
grandfather 70 years old lung cancer (probably work related as he worked in foundary god bless him)
no oncotype score they don't test in italy under 1cm
the tumour was removed on the 18th of july with clear margins
i need to make a decision by friday
i have 3 small children who need me
any insight would be an enormous help
thankyou
This discussion is related to chemo regime.
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