Radiation Options
I amd 53 and just diagnosed with ILC, which they believe is stage 1 but won't know for sure until I have Lumpectomy. My head is spinning.
Believe it or not, I had a different cancer in past treated successfully twice. This was last thing I expected and whole new ballgame.
They said I will need radiation after and I've heard tallk about 6 week version, 1 week(Brachytherapy) and hypofractionated Radiation Therapy.
Has anyone done the 1 week Radiation (do they put radiation seeds inside breast)? Having the go daily for 6 weeks sounds horrible.
Thank You!
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rhanson,
Hypo-fractionated radiation can be completed in four weeks without the catheters or or Mammosite device implanted in your breast. Best of luck, and let me know if I can answer any questions about hypo-fractionated radiation.
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in 2008 i was nver given an
in 2008 i was nver given an option-just point blank- YOU need radiation. I went on my lunch hour daily for the duration. I hope others here can give you some advice.
Denise
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