I wonder if anyone has any personal reflections or facts/ online links to information that might help me? Following a WLE and SNB which had, thankfully, clear margins and clean nodes I have been offered radiotherapy (and anastrozole). However, when I countered with could I have a mastectomy instead of the radiotherapy this was agreed this could be an option. I am a reasonably fit 50 year old who enjoys sport (running, hiking, weights), and also worries about the risks of radiotherapy on the left side of my chest, and wants to get back to a 'normal' functional life asap (some of the threads suggest radioRx can take as long, or longer, to get over than a mastectomy) - the aesthetics are less of a priority for me. I am struggling to find any resources to help me make this decision, so if there is anyone out there with personal experience (good or bad), or information they could share it would be appreciated (I would like to get on with the decision making prior to my oncology appointment, so I can then move on asap)
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