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Hi, I'm stage 2, triple pos, node neg and 47 and finishing rads. I did chemo, and am not an expert. From your stage and tumor size, no chemo may be appropriate. I did get the impression from the onc, radiologist and surgeon that being relatively young and premenopausal would be a reason to treat the bc more aggressively as it is more likely to come back at you or have more years for it to do so. I guess they also figure your risk for side effects will be lower at your age. Who knows? Your path report should also have a grade, (one scale is 1 to 9)to tell you how the cells look. So in any case get the 2nd opinion and perhaps the oncotype test. You have to make the decisions with the facts you have today and go with it. I'm sorry you're in the gray zone as the mental stress must be much higher than those of us whose path made the decision easier. BB
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