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Hi Ann,
Tumour Dormancy is and interesting theory. I had not read about that before and found the article interesting. I was first diagnosed in my early 30s about 20 years ago. I am now Stage IV. I had bc in the right breast in 89, left breast in 99 and Mets in 2006.
I believe I was at the beginning of a trend for younger women getting breast cancer. I am not sure if the percentage of young women getting breast cancer has increased but back in 1989 I could only find one other women my age with breast cancer. Now I routinely see women in their 20's and 30's at my center.
My case is very unusual but I always insisted on follow up beyond the 5-year mark. I never believed that there was some magic time line that I could cross and forget about my breast cancer risk. I never wanted to find out that I had been left unchecked if BC came back...early detection...hmmm How does that apply to me?? I wondered. What do I do without breasts left to mammo???? That said, I always hoped I was wrong and that cancer was gone for good. I still do after each infusion...go figure.
Good article.
Carolyn
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