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DeborahNC · 12-16-2005, 05:45 AM

I had 35 RT after a lumpectomy for DCIS in 2003. Sept. 05 DCIS recurrred along with IDC in the lumpectomy scar. Had bilateral mastectomies and am having 6 cycles Taxol & Herceptin.

Maybe RT either delayed or lessened my recurrance; according to my doc I was one of the 10% he saw recur after my initial treatment. My hope now is that I'll be in the group with the favorable odds through Herceptin treatment.

12-16-2005, 05:45 AM	#2
DeborahNC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 148	I had 35 RT after a lumpectomy for DCIS in 2003. Sept. 05 DCIS recurrred along with IDC in the lumpectomy scar. Had bilateral mastectomies and am having 6 cycles Taxol & Herceptin. Maybe RT either delayed or lessened my recurrance; according to my doc I was one of the 10% he saw recur after my initial treatment. My hope now is that I'll be in the group with the favorable odds through Herceptin treatment.