Hi
I've recently had surgery to remove invasive lobular cancer in one breast and invasive ductal in the other.
I am waiting to find out if I am to have 6 months chemo (oncologist thinks that because of my age, 53, they will most likely offer it but the tumours are still being tested), followed by 15 sessions of radiotherapy and 10 years of Tamoxifen.
My question is about different types of chemo.
I've been reading up about chemotherapy and there are different types (it's amazing what we learn in our journey through cancer). Does anyone know if there is a specific chemo for my type of treatment? Like all of us, I want to know as much as possible so I can get my head round it. The waiting is the hardest part I am finding.
Thanks all and wishing you all well on your journeys.
Hi Emmak welcome to the forum and I am sorry to hear what's been happening for you. I also had Invasive Lobular Cancer and as far as i am aware that type of Breast Cancer doesn't always respond very well to chemo but Breast Cancer does especially if lymph nodes are involved. I had 20 sessions of Radiotherapy. As far as I know the type of chemo you will require will be determined by the Pathology results when these come back.
gail
