Hi everyone! - A couple of questions......
Hi all,
I had my surgery(lumpectomy) on June 26th and all went well. Final pathology showed a 1 cm tumor with DCIS and IDC, Grade 2 and no lymph node involvement(Good News!). What did surprise me was that they also found some LCIS in the tissue that was removed as well. I am Estrogen/Progesterone receptor positive (70% & 90%) and Her2 nue negative. I will see the medical oncologist on July 28th and I have already seen the radiologist.
I have two questions:
1. I understand the significance of the estrogen receptor test and I'm thinking I will probably be advised to start tamoxifen as I am premenopausal, but what is the significance of the progesterone piece?
2. The radiololist mainly discussed the traditional radiation treatment for me. I did ask about the mammosite technology and they do offer it. I was told though that my breast center is more conservative and is not pushing the new technology as much due to the lack of long-term scientific data. I am a candidate and although I'm about 5 mos short of 45, they would be willing to perform the procedure if I want it. I know the ultimate decision is mine, but I'm interested in hearing what you think and what you would do if it were you.
As always - thanks for your support!
Sherrie
Hi Sherrie: Good news! Congratulations. FYI, LCIS isn't even really considered cancer, so that's good. It's more of a "this might turn into cancer someday" scenario.
For the answer to your first question, here's a good link to the role of estrogen and progesterone in breast cancer.
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As for MammoSite, I think it's one of those roll of the dice decisions. I know women who've done fine with it, no recurrence so far. My best friend did Mammosite and had a recurrence within a year. Personally, I don't feel it's thoroughly tested enough; if it were me, I'd go the traditional route, which seems to work just fine and has years of results behind it.
Cood luck, Sherrie - PJH
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