Hi reynoly congratulations on having got the surgery done and dusted and all ready with the Letrozole. I was similar to you - Grade 1, Stage 1, lumpectomy, now on Anastozole (2 years done now) and 15 sessions of radiotherapy. I was so grateful that I still had a breast and didn't need chemo that I was very glad to take the rads and hormone tablets as insurance against any odd little cancer cells maybe still floating around in the breast area, as I was and am anxious to avoid a recurrence if possible. Having read all the stuff on here about skin reactions etc I wasn't looking forward to the radiotherapy but I have to say I had no problems at all - not even a slightly pink breast, and was rather worried the treatment wasn'rt working. I was a smoker at that time too, (not any more) and knew that this increased the risk of a bad reaction, but all was well. We are all different, but I'd say that if you moisturise and drink lots of water and follow the radiographers' advice it is probably worth doing all you can to avoid a recurrence. In terms of likelihood of a recurrence with your grade and size of tumour, maybe ask your oncologist for a true estimation of likelihood and then decide whether to go for it or not on the basis of that. For me, even a 1% improvement of odds would have been enough to make me choose rads, as I don't really want any more cancer, but i didn't even ask, there was no chance I wasn't going to take the rads. Good luck with everything whatever you decide, and a full recovery. x
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