My cancer was somewhat smaller than those above (less than 1 cm) with clear margins , node negative,and was grade 2, with negative Herceptin Neu2,
and no BRCA genes. I had a wide excision lumpectomy, radiation
and am taking
Arimidex. The possibility of permanent side effects of chemo, such as neuropathy and heart damage are also frightening to me in that the quality of my life would be impaired even beyond the usual maladies of aging, even if cancer never recurred.