Breast cancer

I have had my breast removed through cancer. There is no cancer in my lymph nodes and I think it's stage one so am not going to accept chemotherapy 

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  • Hi Frien,

    A very warm welcome to our forum. 

    I am delighted to hear that you think that your cancer is stage one and I hope that you are recovering well after your surgery. Most people with stage 1, are not advised to have chemo, but this depends on the type of breast cancer you have and how aggressive it is. Most are offered radiotherapy and if your cancer responds to Oestrogen, you may also be offered hormone therapy. If you are offered chemo, there is a predict tool, which you and your consultant can use, to determine how effective chemo would be for you. You might find it helpful to draw up a list of questions for your consultant, before seeing your surgeon for the results. However, the final decision rests with you and I hope that you manage to reach the right choice for you.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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  • Hi Frien,

    A very warm welcome to our forum. 

    I am delighted to hear that you think that your cancer is stage one and I hope that you are recovering well after your surgery. Most people with stage 1, are not advised to have chemo, but this depends on the type of breast cancer you have and how aggressive it is. Most are offered radiotherapy and if your cancer responds to Oestrogen, you may also be offered hormone therapy. If you are offered chemo, there is a predict tool, which you and your consultant can use, to determine how effective chemo would be for you. You might find it helpful to draw up a list of questions for your consultant, before seeing your surgeon for the results. However, the final decision rests with you and I hope that you manage to reach the right choice for you.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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