Radiation at Dana Farber or Massachusetts General Hospital?

SarahNH

Hi - has anyone had radiation therapy at Dana Farber or Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)?

I will likely need radiation, and need to make a choice of "venue" as soon as possible.

I would love to hear any experiences and advice from anyone who has had radiation at either place! Whether your experience was positive or negative, any details you can share, etc (you are welcome to PM me too!). I live in a rural area so far away, so I don't know anyone "in real life" who has had radiation at either hospital, and I always worry about going into things blindly.

TIA, Sarah

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Diagnosis: Mixed IDC and ILC (with DCIS and LCIS). Right breast (5 cm before chemo). Right axillary lymph nodes (several up to 1 cm before chemo).

Biopsy Pathology: ER negative (0%), PR negative (0%), HER2 positive. IHC 3+ (100% of cells). FISH positive (ratio 16.1). Grade 3.

Treatment so far: TCHP (Taxotere, Carboplatin, Phesgo) 6 cycles, Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Lumpectomy (2.5 cm plus margins) and targeted SLNB (7 nodes removed included previously biopsied clipped node, isosulfan blue dye, sulfur technetium colloid radiotracer), Massachusetts General Hospital

Surgical Pathology: PCR for invasive carcinoma. Residual DCIS and LCIS. 0/7 nodes (4 removed intentionally, the other 3 unintentionally).

scaredme

I had my chemo treatment at Dana Farber (I was able to have my radiation at an associated facility that was closer to home.

That said, I love Dana Farber. Great staff and very communicative!