Hi, I've started chemo and immunotherapy weekly treatment for my 6x3 tnbc.
The nerves have absolutely kicked in as I have the medical review tomorrow and I will be told my scan results.
It's all ready spread to 3 lymph nodes so I'm petrified it's spread and I will be diagnosed as stage 4.
Does anyone know if the size of the tumor contributes to the stage?
Also has anyone had a success story for a tumor this large?
Hi Kells
Stage 4 is when the cancer is found in another organ (eg liver, lungs, brain) or your bones. I am stage 4 - I had very early spread to my liver despite not having any lymph nodes involved. That was in 2022. I did however achieve a full remission, which has held so far, through treatment with pembrolizumab and NAB-paclitaxel. So a success story despite being stage 4
Scans are always times of worry for all of us. Wishing you all the best for your results.
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