Cheryl,
I am going through the exact desision-making process that you wrote about back in June. My DCIS is low grad and small and my surgeon feels confident they have cleared my margins. All of my Dr's tell me radiation is the "standard care" for DCIS but I too have read alot of articles that is some cases (such as mne) radiation is not necessary and found to be over aggressive. My concern is I'm only 47 and hope to have a long life ahead of me. Does that put me at higher risk? I also fear that if it comes back, will it be caught early enough or do I risk invasive cancer and more drastic steps next time. I'd like to hear from you as to what option you choose and if you choose radiation how you feel about it now.
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Cheryl,
January 8, 2011 - 4:25pmI am going through the exact desision-making process that you wrote about back in June. My DCIS is low grad and small and my surgeon feels confident they have cleared my margins. All of my Dr's tell me radiation is the "standard care" for DCIS but I too have read alot of articles that is some cases (such as mne) radiation is not necessary and found to be over aggressive. My concern is I'm only 47 and hope to have a long life ahead of me. Does that put me at higher risk? I also fear that if it comes back, will it be caught early enough or do I risk invasive cancer and more drastic steps next time. I'd like to hear from you as to what option you choose and if you choose radiation how you feel about it now.
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