So, good news! The cancer although extensive (2 lobular tumours and multiple satellite deposits) within the breast was not detected on any of the 4 lymph nodes removed so it’s gone!
Follow up care involves definite endocrine and radiotherapy but they threw a spanner in the works by mentioning the possibility of chemotherapy to reduce risk of recurrence but implied it would be very much up to me once they hit me with figures. Anyone have any experience of this and advice and/or thoughts? X
Nothing in the lymph nodes is great news, means your stage is likely less than 3. Ongoing treatment could be dependent on grading and type of BC, however, so its difficult to have an opinion without that detail.
Sorry should have included more detail. It’s a lobular cancer grade 2 er+, pr+ and HER2-.
X
Treatment choices are very complex and indiviualised. Although they may give you some choice, it is wise to get your oncologists opinion.They know you the best, so know your health history age etc. There is no one treatment with x tumour takes a y path of treatment, it can even come down to personal circumstances, such are the nuances. See what they advise, its not really something that can be predicted. Take it a step at a time, its all you can do, though I get the wish to jump to the next stages and have it over and done.
lobular cancer can seem sneaky as it develops very differently from the more common ductal.
I hope all goes well for you.
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