I am 81 and usually fit and well. I had a lumpectomy in August with no lymph or surrounding tissue cancer involvement. My cancer is grade 3 Triple negative.
I saw the Oncologist yesterday who totally confused me with his use of the Predict Tool. I was left feeling like a statistic who shouldn’t bother having chemo because of my age and the low % increase in survival rate for the over 80’s after cancer.
I know this is an aggressive cancer and want to be rational about a treatment plan. My Surgeon told me that chemo and radio offered the optimum chance of no reoccurrence so I wasn’t expecting such an academic and Impersonal approach from the Oncologist.
I now don’t know what to do, whether to take the risk of just having the 5 day radio treatment which is one option or to undertake both the 8 cycle chemo plus radio which is the next option or to do nothing and rely on mammogram annually to check for any further cancer.
I hope all goes well. The first time does seem strange. I also had my haircut short and have continued having it cut during the treatment. The cold cap has meant I have kept my hair although thin in parts and keeping it cut short has meant no wig to date. Take care
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