Guest guest Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Survival rates are just statistics/numbers and not always correct; some people who were given little chance of survival are here after many years; some who were told they had a great chance are long gone so don't worry about numbers...worry about attitude, doing what you can to fight this darned dragon and let the doctors talk statistics. I took the Tamoxifen for five years and the only bad thing that I had was a 20 pound weight gain...hey, I'm larger but alive and hot flashes (power surges) for about 6 months and again Hey, I'm alive and doing well. I am not a 5 1/2 year survivor and counting on many more years. Hang in there, stay as positive as you can and stay with us here...we are survivors here! Doris > > I hear from so many different sources that with all the chemo and > etc, the > > actual survival rate for breast cancer really isn't that much > better than it > > was a few years ago. I have the pathology report from the Drs. At > least > > what is currently available as it is still being worked in terms of > estrogen > > sensitivity and etc. > > According to the mammogram, there is a palpable abnormality 3 cm > ill-defined > > zone of high density fibroglandular tissue with minimal > architectural > > distortion. The second palpable mass in left axilla is not visible > on > > mammogram. > > US > > Right breast is normal > > Palpable abnormality is a 5cm mass in the left breast > > The boundaries of the mass are indistinct. The area covering the > mss > > exhibits skin thickening. The second palpable abnormality is the > result of > > two pathological left axillary lymph nodes measuring 5 cm and 2 cm > in > > diameter respectively. The findings are highly suspicious for > invasive > > malignancy with regional metastases. > > From the biopsy > > The sections demonstrate breast core biopsies all of which have > areas of > > tumor composed of rounded nests of tumor cells. The tumor was felt > to be > > invasive with some ductal cacinoma in situ with solid and > cribriforming > > patterns. The block from this case was sent to Applied Diagnostics > Lab for > > a smooth muscle mysocin stain which revealed that most of the tumor > is > > invasive. The tumor cells are mostly Blacks modified nuclear grade > I with > > some grade 2 in the in-situ component. > > I have looked up the survival rate. It is obvious to me that I > have at the > > least a stage 3 cancer with 5 year survival rate ranging from 49% > to 56% and > > 7 year survival less than 40%. The various alternative methods > people say > > over and over that survival rate hasn't really improved with all > the chemo > > and etc and I have to say, it doesn't look good. Can anyone help > me? Also, > > can anyone send me to a web page or etc that will help explain these > > different things on the pathology reports. > > I still really believe that I can win this fight but I am also, > really > > scared. > > Patty > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Why aren't you counting on many more years? Did I read you wrong here? Janie Hey, I'm alive and doing > well. I am not a 5 1/2 year survivor and counting on many more years. > Hang in there, stay as positive as you can and stay with us here...we > are survivors here! Doris > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Why aren't you counting on many more years? Did I read you wrong here? Janie Hey, I'm alive and doing > well. I am not a 5 1/2 year survivor and counting on many more years. > Hang in there, stay as positive as you can and stay with us here...we > are survivors here! Doris > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Why aren't you counting on many more years? Did I read you wrong here? Janie Hey, I'm alive and doing > well. I am not a 5 1/2 year survivor and counting on many more years. > Hang in there, stay as positive as you can and stay with us here...we > are survivors here! Doris > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I'm sure it was a typo.....she meant ".I am NOW a 5 1/2 year survivor"! janie8002000 wrote: Why aren't you counting on many more years? Did I read you wrong here? Janie Hey, I'm alive and doing > well. I am not a 5 1/2 year survivor and counting on many more years. > Hang in there, stay as positive as you can and stay with us here...we > are survivors here! Doris > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Actually, I think someone else wrote that statement as I haven't had any treatments yet and don't even know what stage I am or if I mets farther out into the body.:>) Patty -----Original Message-----From: stmpcrzy@... Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:40 PMTo: breastcancer2 Subject: Re: Re: Patty,I think she made a typo. Doris plans on surviving many yrs. Jeana lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Actually, I think someone else wrote that statement as I haven't had any treatments yet and don't even know what stage I am or if I mets farther out into the body.:>) Patty -----Original Message-----From: stmpcrzy@... Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:40 PMTo: breastcancer2 Subject: Re: Re: Patty,I think she made a typo. Doris plans on surviving many yrs. Jeana lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Actually, I think someone else wrote that statement as I haven't had any treatments yet and don't even know what stage I am or if I mets farther out into the body.:>) Patty -----Original Message-----From: stmpcrzy@... Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:40 PMTo: breastcancer2 Subject: Re: Re: Patty,I think she made a typo. Doris plans on surviving many yrs. Jeana lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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