Hi I am feeling very confused as I have just had results from my lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node op and it was a 29mm grade 3 tumour with 4mm cancer in lymph node. They only took the one so I don’t know if others are affected and now I have to decide whether to have further axillary nodes removed or to start treatment and I keep changing my mind! My main worry is that further surgery will delay onset of treatment by at least another month and NICE guidelines recommend treatment starts within 31 days based on research showing a significant decrease in 5 year survival for those who started treatment after 61 days (20%lower than those who started after a month!)
what size tumour/cancer cells can chemo and radiation deal with eg only under 2mm? Is it best to know how many nodes to plan treatment or to just start as I am guessing chemo will be advised as it was grade 3 …any help or experiences appreciated.