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Re: vascular invasion
alli98,
The online decision-making tools like Adjuvant Online don't ask about LVI when estimating, but might have some discussion about their impression about it. If it isn't a clear and definite measurable factor for them, it likely isn't certain.
Comparisons are complicated. You and I have similar characteristics other than that I did not have LVI, and you probably didn't have CAFx6 like I did, and you probably did have trastuzumab.
You might discuss it with your onc to see what your personal path samples showed. How prevalent was it on the samples used in looking at your pathology?
AlaskaAngel
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
NED
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