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Colleens_Husband · 10-01-2008, 08:03 AM

I have to agree with Debbie. Those numbers are way too high. We just talked to Colleen's radiology oncologist on the 17th of this September and she said the risk of recurrence with a lumpectomy and no radiation is between 39% and 40%. A lumpectomy with radiation has a risk of recurrence of less than 10%.

10-01-2008, 08:03 AM	#6
Colleens_Husband Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oregon City Posts: 856	I have to agree with Debbie. Those numbers are way too high. We just talked to Colleen's radiology oncologist on the 17th of this September and she said the risk of recurrence with a lumpectomy and no radiation is between 39% and 40%. A lumpectomy with radiation has a risk of recurrence of less than 10%. __________________ This happened to Colleen: Diagnosed in September 2007 ER-/PR-/HER2 Neu+++ 2.1 cm x .9 cm spicluted tumor with three fingers, Stage 2B Sentinal node biopsy and lymph node removal with 3/18 positive in October 2007 4 TAC infusions lumpectomy March 2008, bad margins Re-excision on June 3rd, 2008 with clean margins Fitted for compression sleeve July 16, 2008 Started the first of two TCH infusions August 14, 2008 Done with chemo and now a member of the blue dot club 9/17/08 Starting radiation October 1, 2008 life is still on hold