Re: nne

February 3, 2006

Hi Ren,

I was told I had a 60% chance of it coming back. I misunderstood them when they first told me. I thought it was a 40% chance of it coming back. At my 10 yr check up I said something to the dr and he said no, you had a 60% chance of reoccurance! Things have changed since my treatment in 1990. I was receptor neg. so couldn't take Tamox.

hugs

nne

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Re: nne

I just wonder, when you were going through your diagnosis and treatment, what was the percentage of survival did they give you? Anyone else respond as well. I got a 75% if I went through with the agressive treatment. Ren

February 3, 2006

It does, thank you very much. I, too, hope to see you around for many years to come. As a participant in this discussion group, I see the moderator as a host. I know it is not an easy task and I thank you for it.

Iza in land

February 3, 2006

I thought these

reoccurrence figures was for 5 years, and if you made it past 5 years

your chance of recurrence went down. Am I not understanding correctly?

So after 10 years of being cancer-free your chances of reoccurrence are

still the same?

btw, I was told 82% chance of not recurring without chemo; 90% with

chemo.

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& nne Svihlik wrote on 2/3/2006,

1:59 PM:

Hi Ren,

I was told I had a 60% chance of it

coming back. I misunderstood them when they first told me. I thought it

was a 40% chance of it coming back. At my 10 yr check up I said

something to the dr and he said no, you had a 60% chance of

reoccurance! Things have changed since my treatment in 1990. I was

receptor neg. so couldn't take Tamox.

hugs

nne

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February 3, 2006

Each situation is different.Don't forget I was diagnosed in 1990. The stage, margins, er positive or negative helps them determine a lot.. I believe my chance of the breast cancer reoccuring are less, but the dr said later on in life I had a good chance of getting leukemia. Its been a little over 15 1/2 yrs for me and so far I am doing ok.

Hugs

nne

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Re: nne

I thought these reoccurrence figures was for 5 years, and if you made it past 5 years your chance of recurrence went down. Am I not understanding correctly?So after 10 years of being cancer-free your chances of reoccurrence are still the same?btw, I was told 82% chance of not recurring without chemo; 90% with chemo.- & nne Svihlik wrote on 2/3/2006, 1:59 PM:

Hi Ren,

I was told I had a 60% chance of it coming back. I misunderstood them when they first told me. I thought it was a 40% chance of it coming back. At my 10 yr check up I said something to the dr and he said no, you had a 60% chance of reoccurance! Things have changed since my treatment in 1990. I was receptor neg. so couldn't take Tamox.

hugs

nne

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February 3, 2006

No matter how many years have lapsed since your breast cancer

diagnosis, there is always a chance of it returning. I have a friend

who has been cancer free for 19 years and her breast cancer has

returned. That being said, you can't go through life dwelling on the

what ifs. Just continue being proactive in your health care. Be aware

of the changes in your body and see a doctor if you think it is

necessary. I am a seven year survivor. I keep well informed of the

lastest news on the cancer front. Anyone that has been diagnosed with

breast cancer is at greater risk for ovarian cancer. My advice is to

be informed on the symptoms of ovarian cancer. It might sound like I

dwell on the subject, but I don't.

February 5, 2006

Do you remember which chemo drug ups your chances of getting leukemia nne? Am I remembering right in that you had CMF?

~Amber

I never get over confident about the cancer not returning. For one thing there was lymph node involvement and also I was told I could get leukemia from one of the chemo drugs I had taken. But later in life as the onc put it.

February 6, 2006

Hi Amber,

I couldn't remember so looked it up in my book and it is the Cytoxin. Actually it says that a possible side effect could be leukemia or bladder cancer among other side effects.

Hugs

nne

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Re: nne

Do you remember which chemo drug ups your chances of getting leukemia nne? Am I remembering right in that you had CMF?

~Amber

I never get over confident about the cancer not returning. For one thing there was lymph node involvement and also I was told I could get leukemia from one of the chemo drugs I had taken. But later in life as the onc put it.

February 7, 2006

I had a cousin maybe in her 30's and she passed on in Oct 2005 of Ovarian Cancer...what a shame...a daughter of one of my moms sisters... Betsy(NC) Note: forwarded message attached.