We all know that 5 years clear is a big anniversary but when do you count each year from? Is it from diagnosis, operation or end of treatment. If it is from operation which I assume is when the cancer left my body, my one year anniversary will be next month. Woo hoo!
Hi. I have often wondered if we are all working to the same timelines when we calculate our anniversaries I asked my oncologist at what point I should start counting. He said there was no fixed point. So I wonder how they count survival times.
I was diagnosed on 8 June 2010. Completed operations (mx and full axilla clearance) in July 2010. Finished chemo in Dec 2010. Finished radiotherapy in feb 2011. Finished herceptin in October 2011
So at what point do I start calculating my survival anniversary. I have chosen to do it from the end of radiotherapy. So I am now one year free
Does any one know what date these se for survival stats
Geez
“Bumping up”
Anyone else got any answers?
I asked that question and was told it was from surgery - as that is when the cancer has been removed. For me that was 2 March, so last Friday I was officially five years clear.
Yeah - by convention it is from the date of surgery. I was diagnosed 24th Feb, but didn’t have surgery until June as i had chemo first so I feel like I am having a very LONG 1 year anniversary at the moment!
I know what you mean Manny. I was diagnosed in July 2010 but had chemo first and then 3 ops before finally having a mastectomy in April 2011 so it has been a very long time to get to that 1 year anniversary!