My sister was just diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and was told she only had to do radiation for six weeks. I don't understand how laid back her Dr. is being. Can this be a normal answer for stage 3 breast cancer? She is 35 yrs old.
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Based on my own experience with cancer, yes this is normal procedure. Often times it is adjusted as patient responds to treatment either positive or negative. --- C1
Stage 3 with only radiation? Did she have a radical mastectomy and were there lymph nodes involved? I was diagnosed with stage 3 and had a radical mastectomy and they removed 22 lymph nodes from my arm pit and 11 of those were cancerous. I didn't have to have radiation at all. It was full on chemotherapy for 6 months which lasted almost a year because I developed a blood clot in my left leg so had to deal with that. I was 33 and that was 15 years ago. I see you posted this 8 months ago and I'm sorry I wasn't able to answer it then but I did want to answer it now after reading it. I hope your sister is doing well and that she is on her way to living cancer free (if there is such a thing) Take care and God bless.
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