Hi Frederica and welcome to the forum.

I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis but I'm glad to hear that your nodes, as well as the CT and PET scans you'd had, have come back clear.

I noticed you were weighing up your treatment options so in addition to the good advice you've received from Fifa about their experience with chemo, I also wanted to make you aware of the risks that can come with alternative therapies.

Some alternative therapies can be dangerous and cause side effects as they haven't been tested in the same way as conventional treatment. There is also no scientific or medical evidence to show that they can help to treat or cure cancer and they may interfere with any conventional cancer treatment you may have so do be sure to talk things through with your cancer team first.

You can find out more about the safety of alternative therapies and chemotherapy for breast cancer on our website.

If you'd like to discuss this with one of our cancer nurses on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very well-informed and will do all they can to answer your questions and help you work through your options.

I hope this helps and I wish you all the best on the next step of your journey.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Frederica and welcome to the forum.

I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis but I'm glad to hear that your nodes, as well as the CT and PET scans you'd had, have come back clear.

I noticed you were weighing up your treatment options so in addition to the good advice you've received from Fifa about their experience with chemo, I also wanted to make you aware of the risks that can come with alternative therapies.

Some alternative therapies can be dangerous and cause side effects as they haven't been tested in the same way as conventional treatment. There is also no scientific or medical evidence to show that they can help to treat or cure cancer and they may interfere with any conventional cancer treatment you may have so do be sure to talk things through with your cancer team first.

You can find out more about the safety of alternative therapies and chemotherapy for breast cancer on our website.

If you'd like to discuss this with one of our cancer nurses on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very well-informed and will do all they can to answer your questions and help you work through your options.

I hope this helps and I wish you all the best on the next step of your journey.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator