[tableclocks]

My wife 58, had very, very small cancer in one breast, one centimeter, limp nodes were OK, so she takes a 5 year pill for prevention and at first they said 19 treatments of radiation for prevention only, the pill and the radiation are only for prevention, now, they say that she needs 6 weeks of radiation, so did they up the radiation because they need to keep the office full and we have good insurance?
Olso, my wife did some reading and sees that the radiation could cause more proublens, so she don't know what to do... and in site would be helpful, thanks

[Alty]

Giving advice about this is tricky, you're going to get many different points of view, and none of them will be educated, only stories about what happened to loved ones with cancer going through radiation or chemo, and the outcome. That won't really help your wife.

The best person to answer these questions is your wife's oncologist. If you're not getting the response you want, seek a second opinion. But really, getting medical advice online, is foolish. No doctor gives free advice online, so any advice you get will not be from a doctor. Also, no one knows your wife's specific case as well as her doctors do.

I wish her all the best. Been there, done that, with my mother and Grandma. And just today I found a lump in my breast. Hoping it's benign, but still worried. Your wife has to follow her gut, and if her gut is wrong, she has to live with whatever choice she makes. Not easy, but that's the way it is.

Good luck, and prayers being sent your way.

[Wondergirl]

You're singing my song. The lump in my breast was also very small. My oncologist strongly recommended the "gold standard" of 6-7 weeks of radiation after a lumpectomy had been done. I did intense research. I discovered that the protocol in several other progressive countries when the lump is very small with clear margins and no lymph-node involvement is half of that. I discussed this with my oncologist, and he took my research and arguments to their cancer commitee who approved only 16 treatments of 40 seconds total radiation for each treatment. That is now the "gold standard" for similar situations.

My point is, do research, gather your evidence, present a coherent argument, and be sure you work with your oncologist on personalizing your treatment.

That pill -- again do lots of research on it. I was offered Arimidex which I refused to take because of so many side effects. Again, keep your oncologist up on your research and findings. He may have cogent counter research and findings that you need to consider.

I'm still alive six years later. So far, so good. Best wishes!

[tableclocks]

You're singing my song. The lump in my breast was also very small. My oncologist strongly recommended the "gold standard" of 6-7 weeks of radiation after a lumpectomy had been done. I did intense research. I discovered that the protocol in several other progressive countries when the lump is very small with clear margins and no lymph-node involvement is half of that. I discussed this with my oncologist, and he took my research and arguments to their cancer commitee who approved only 16 treatments of 40 seconds total radiation for each treatment. That is now the "gold standard" for similar situations.

My point is, do research, gather your evidence, present a coherent argument, and be sure you work with your oncologist on personalizing your treatment.

That pill -- again do lots of research on it. I was offered Arimidex which I refused to take because of so many side effects. Again, keep your oncologist up on your research and findings. He may have cogent counter research and findings that you need to consider.

I'm still alive six years later. So far, so good. Best wishes!

Thank you so much, my wife found research in other countrys that said the radiation may not be good, also, 2 choices for a pill, both with side effects... she is thinking, asking and reserching...