t want to live my last years, or months, in a debilitating state battling
cancer. He also knows that 15 years ago I had invasive ductal
cancer in my other breast and had a mastectomy. My lymph nodes were clear. I didn't have chemo, radiation or hormonal therapy.
In pre-op counseling he explained that breast cancer in the elderly spreads slowly and seemed quite certain that I wouldn't die of cancer. He recommended lumpectomy, no lymph node removal and hormonal therapy.