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No chemo?
I am post-menopausal (age 58) and 3 wks. post mastectomy for IDC, 2.2cm tumor, ER/PR- and Her2+++, Bloom Richardson 3 (score 9). Margins generously clear at 1 to 3.5 cm., sentinal node negative. T2N0M0 but told by one oncologist it was only a hair's width past Stage 1. My oncologist's recommendation is for 1 entire year of three different chemo agents THEN Herceptin, all at full doses. She will not give Hercepin alone or first, or with only one other agent. Due to other medical conditions/risks, I've chosen to forego the whole thing. Question: What is the most likely scenerio to expect next, in terms of recurrence/metastasis, and how far out in time? All the recurrence/survival numbers I've seen include later stages, larger tumors, tumors with positive lymph nodes, and/or hormone-positive status, and do not break out Her2+.
merryg
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