Got my gene test back that tells me if chemo will help or not.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Couple of interesting issues about my decision, by the way.

We all hear about breast cancer, and in the last 6 -10 years I have actually seen these headlines...
" 1 out of 5 women will get breast cancer"
followed a few years later by
"1 out of 3 women will get breast cancer"
followed later by
"1 out of 2 women will get breast cancer".

Something is going on.
Fukishima?
All the chemicals in most processed food, and in the canned food linings?

2nd thing:
There are 6 or more types of breast cancer, that and the age of the woman ( and even men) really can effect outcomes.
younger pre-menopausal women have the worst remission rate no matter what treatment. ( most breast cancers are estrogen related)
So when you hear of outcome studies, there is rarely a mention of age of women and type of breast cancer.

So..I am choosing hormone therapy to shut down estrogen in my body.
My cancer is very rare ( less than 3% so far of women get it) and very slow growing, slow spreading.
If it comes back, there will still be a chance of chemo then.
but I am 71 and the chances of surviving chemo side effects has to be considered.

Hormone therapy basically is like intense menopause, few side effects, and those are easily addressed.
Quality of life is a huge issue for me.