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Neoadjuvant EC Regimen precautions. Posting this on behalf of my wife (aged 34) who had been diagnosed with TNBC in October 2023. She had recently completed her weekly 12 sessions of TC regimen : Paclitaxel (120mg) and Carboplatin (200m…. Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) Ellence (epirubicin) Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
I took a week to make that decision and had multiple conversations with my MO. I ended up going with radiation, no chemo, OS + AI. There was a 1% difference in the benefits between chemo + tamoxifen vs OS + AI. Chemo seemed like a lot to take for that little of a benefit. I’m trying not to spend too much time looking back and second guessing.
First option is chemotherapy for 4 sessions, once every 3 weeks followed by radiation and tamoxifen. Second option is radiation followed by ovarian suppression …. 337 views. 6 comments. 1 points. Started by mountainsandme. Most recent by round2letsgo. Jun 4, 2024. Stage I Breast Cancer.
My Oncotype DX RS is 17, with an 11% chance of no recurrence with AI alone and a 12% chance of recurrence with AI and chemo. Yes, you read that right. Chemo worsens my recurrence rate. I had 3 lymph nodes removed and with cancer and they also removed the 11 others that had no cancer.
TC vs. CMF. I had a lumpectomy a month ago. The tumor was smallish with micrometastatic carcinoma in one lymph node. The doctors initially thought that I would need radiation but not chemo, but after getting my oncotype (28), the medical oncologist is strongly recommending chemo, too. She's given me two choices: AT (4 doses, each 3 weeks apart ...
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Mastectomy vs. Lumpectomy and Radiation. Hello, I'm new here. I am struggling with a surgery decision. I am scheduled for a double mastectomy next week. I've had a lumpectomy (April) and a re-excision (May). I just finished chemo a little over a month ago (TC x 4). First oncologist wanted ACT x 9, but Stanford tumor board said TC x 4.
TC vs AC vs TACT chemo regime. What is the best chemo regime for stage IIB, hr+ pr + her2- with 2 out of 15 nodes positive grade III tumour with mastectomy done ? Mastectomy after radiation - healing issues? Hi there! New to the forum. Was diagnosed with DCIS a year ago and had 2 lumpectomy surgeries (to get good margins) plus radiation.
If those cancers become lymph node-negative after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, there’s been a debate about whether to treat the nodes or not. A new study has practicing-changing results: Nodal radiation isn’t needed. Dr. Marisa Weiss, Breastcancer.org chief medical officer and founder, and radiation oncologist, explains the findings.
This current one is stage 1 triple positive high grade. But tumor was 1cm or slightly larger. I already had bi- lateral mast and oppher/hyster in 2008. So this time it was just two surgeries ( needed to clean margins) and TH 12 weeks, radiation 33 treatments- 10 boots to sternum ( where cancer grew) Herceptin for one year, and Arimidex 5+ years.