HOW SERIOUS IS sTAGE 1 GRADE BREAST CANCER NO LYMPH NODES INVOLVED - Cancer: Breast Message Board

MARION3 · 02-12-2009, 05:24 PM

DAUGHTER HAS STAGE 1 GRADE 3 BREAST CANCER - LUMPECTOMY PERFORMED - N O LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. cAN THIS BE TREATED. ALSO, WOULD THIS BE HORMONE RECEPTOR OR A FAULTY GENE. SHE HAS TO HAVE CHEMO AND RADIOTHERAPY. 41 TEAR OLD. WORRIED AS MY MOTHER ALSO HAD BC TWICE - NOT SURE WHICH TYPE.

Pug Mum · 03-04-2009, 01:20 PM

Hi marion,
As a person with a family history of breast cancer, you probably know that they're all serious, to a certain degree. I was diagnosed last spring with stage I cancer at the age of 49. I was peri-menopausal, ER and PR+ and HER-. I also had a lumpectomy ( and no node involvement ) and was originally told I would just have radiation. My physicians decided it would be best to have chemo as it lowers the chance of recurrence in younger patients. It wasn't fun, but it was manageable. The radiation was a piece of cake after that. I'm now on Femara for next 5 years. I found that anti-anxiety meds were very helpful and would strongly recommend them. Not a huge dose, but enough to help deal with each " stop on the road " as they appeared. Hope that helps.
Kathy
p.s. Your daughter may want to consider genetic testing. I'm doing it so i can give my daughter as much potential future info as possible.

leea1206 · 03-05-2009, 09:08 PM

Marion-

I was 48 at dx in 06 with stage 1, grade 2, ER+/PR+/Her2-. I too have a family hx. I did have genetic testing and was found negative for BRCA genes, but I DO believe there is probably a "faulty gene" as well, for those of us with a family hx, but NOT BRCA positive. - they just haven't discovered it yet.

As the other poster said, invasive cancer is always serious d/t some risk of recurrance. A grade 3 can be a little more aggresive, so it is good your daughter is having chemo.

It really is a crapshoot as to who recurs, but there are many, many women who will be fine after treatment. I am almost 3yrs out and doing well.

Leea