Stage 1B, ER+,PR+,HER2+++,Mastec Prognosis

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Sisters,

I had 1 cm invasive ductal cancer, postmenopause and no nodes problem, and opted for mastec one month ago. Since then I have been on Tamoxifen and no chemo. My onc says if I don't do Tamox, my disease free chance is 85%. Doing Tamox, the chance is up another 5% to 90%. If add chemo and Herceptin, the chance is further up another 5% to 95%. When I looked at these prognosis, I decided to go for no chemo and no Herceptin. Back in my moment of self reflection, I always wonder whether I made a right decision. The onc says whatever my decision is, it will be the right decision; basically, it is a guessing game and he is no better in predicting my specific case than I can. He also says that Herceptin can be used without chemo, as well as in addition to Tamox. These regimens are acceptable to FDA and insurance will pay for such combinations.

I thought the above info may be relevant to other early bc patients. I also would like to share other views from oncs specializing in bc and what they would recommend. Most likely, I will seek another onc specialist to confirm the above statistics. Please feel free to send me advices, criticisms, warnings and alerts.