questioning not doing radiation

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Jenory
Jenory Member Posts: 2
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

Hi,

 I've had a mastectomy, just finished chemo and am Her2nu+.  My oncologist did not have me do radiation and I'm wondering if that's corrrect.  My tumor was 6x7x8cm and I was node negative.  I read that if the tumor is larger than 5 cm...you do radiation.

What is everyone else doing?

Thanks!

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  • valeriekd
    valeriekd Member Posts: 287
    edited February 2010

    Id get a second opinion with a rads onc - That was a big tumor - Do u live near a cancer center that has a specialty with BC?

    Good luck! 

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  • Jenory
    Jenory Member Posts: 2
    edited February 2010

    Yes..my doctor is supposed to be top notch.  I just e-mailed him to ask why he isn't doing it.

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  • addisonshone
    addisonshone Member Posts: 1
    edited February 2010

    You should ask your doctor for this.  Only he can suggest you the right thing.

     
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  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited February 2010

    bump - the link is an advertisement and that is not permitted on this website.   

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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited February 2010

    Jenn, is the doctor who told you no rads a radiation oncologist, or was that advice from your primary doc, oncologist or surgeon?  Only a rad onc is truly qualified to tell you if rads would benefit you, and even then, I'd be inclined to get two opinions, especially if you're having a gut feeling about it.  In the past, radiation was not frequently recommended to women who had mastectomies.  However, some recent research shows that there may be a benefit even with a mastectomy.

    I'll try to find that reseach, which I think was out of Sweden or Denmark, if I'm not mistaken, and will add a link here if I can find it.     Deanna 

    Editing to add:  http://www.issoonline.com/content/6/1/5  (Not the study I was thinking of, but the same conclusion re. a larger tumor needing to be considered.)

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