She has estrogen negative cancer and she has been advised 8 sittings of chemotheraphy and she is 47 years old and her right breast and few lymph nodes removed and one node is also affected.
2006-12-28 20:48:16 · 6 answers · asked by ssmindia 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
The size is 2.3 and one lymph node is affected and has been removed. It is not found anywhere else on her body.
2006-12-28 21:18:04 · update #1
I had est. neg. breast cancer twice. first time was 14 yrs ago and just had my second mastectomy 3 months ago. The first cancer had lymph nodes involved...stage 2. I had 6 months of chemo and 32 treatments of radiation. She could easly live a long full life!! Chances are high she will get cancer in the remaining breast but it still dosent mean it would be a death sentence. Always have yearly mamograms and self exam!! My second cancer was found stage 1 because of my yearly mamogram. I am fine and have chosen to take hormone therapy only for this one. I plan to live to have a long full life! Dont worry!! There are alot of excellent Dr's and treatments out there.
2006-12-29 04:06:43 · answer #1 · answered by lovebird 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Breast cancer most often involves glandular breast cells in the ducts or lobules. Most patients present with an asymptomatic lump discovered during examination or screening mammography. Diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy. Treatment usually includes surgical excision, often with radiation therapy and adjuvant systemic therapy.
You have not stated the size of the tumor, whether it has spread to axillary (armpit) lymph nodes or whether the tumor has penetrated outside the breast to the skin of the breast or of the chest wall or has spread to lymph nodes inside the chest wall along the sternum, etc.
Even with aggressive and appropriate treatments, breast cancer often spreads (metastasizes) to other parts of the body such as the lungs, liver and bones. The recurrence rate is about 5% after total mastectomy and removing armpit lymph nodes when the nodes are found not to have cancer. The recurrence rate is 25% in those with similar treatment when the nodes have cancer.
Please see the web pages for more details on Breast cancer.
2006-12-28 21:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-28 20:57:25 · answer #3 · answered by STY 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we are not God and neither are the doctors. Nobody can tell you definitely how long your sister will live.
Ask the doctors and specialists, though. They will have a much better idea than us people over the internet- we do not know all the details like medical history, genetics, etc.
Best wishes *hugs*
2006-12-28 20:51:34 · answer #4 · answered by Superfox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my mom lived for five years after being diagnosed at the age of 32
my sister had her breasts removed about 8 years ago and seems to be doing ok
2006-12-28 22:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by thankuberry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sister had a breast removed 10 years ago and without puting the knocker on her she is going alright she is now into 50 s so be postive for her ,help as much as you can ,dont put your head in the sand
2006-12-28 22:16:56 · answer #6 · answered by matty60 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋