Yes, 50% is too high. I'm not sure where that statistic came from but here are some interesting links regarding recurrence rates for lumpectomy vs mastectomy.
http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandoli...07/b107-2.html
http://health.discovery.com/centers/...astectomy.html
http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/cewe...2/0102_I19.jsp
Becky posted them on another thread.
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Gerri
Dx: 11/23/05, Lumpectomy 12/12/05
Tumor 2.2 cm, Stage II, Grade 3, Sentinel Node biopsy negative
ER+ (30%) /PR+ (50%), HER2+++
AC X 4 dose dense, Taxol X 4 dose dense
Herceptin started with 2nd Taxol, given weekly until chemo done
then given every 3 weeks for one year ending on March 16, 2007
Radiation 30 treatments
Tamoxifen - 2 yrs (pre-menopausal)
May 2008 - Feb 2012 Femara
Aug 2008 - Feb 2012 Zometa every 6 months
March 2012 - Stop Femara, now Evista for bone strengthening
********** Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
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