Hi Kate, I read your email from last year. Please can I ask how did you get on with the lung problem since then? I was recomended for radiotherapy following chemo and a mastectomy to the right side. I strongly feel that I do not need radiotherapy. Partly due to the fact that the results from the surgery showed that the cancer was cleared both in the breast tissue and the lympnodes. The RAD oncologist suggested I should do the rads to the chest wall around the brest area, to reduce the chance of a recurrence. I decided to go with my gut feeling and opt out of RADs. This was in July 2014. However when I met the chemo Onc this week, she expressed concern about my decision. I got a bit worried and agreed to be referred again for RADs. I still feel quiet strongly against RADs. The benefits are not entirely clear. Also people are unlikely to report long term side effects. The chemo Oncs argument is that I should do RADs to improve my life expectancy and i wont have myself to blame incase of a recurrence. However, if there is as much a chance of effecting the quality of life, then I would rather opt for quality than quantity. I am in my early 40's. I would appreciate your comments.
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