Sorry about your mother. You need to get your mother to ask for the following information to get a full picture:
- grade of cancer i.e. 1 is slow to 3 being aggressive.
- hormone receptor status i.e. ER and PR status i.e. is the cancer receptive to hormones. This is needed to see if hormone therapy will be of benefit to your mother after chemo.
- Her2 status i.e. negative vs positive. If positive, it may be beneficial to give your mother the drug Herceptin for a year.
The best of luck to you and your mother.
Is Chemotheraphy an option after mastectomy? I had undegone mastectomy and accdg to the Doctor the result for my Lymph nodes did not show any sign of cancer. He gave me a rate of 82% that the cancer was removed. But he still wants me to undergo chemotheraphy just to be sure that the cancer wont come back.
Is breast reconstruction still possible since there is no more nipple and aerola?
Chemo may be recommended because of your age, menopausal status and the grade of cancer. I was 39, premenopausal and grade 3 cancer. My lump was 2cm and no node involvement. Because of the factors mentioned above, I was given chemo and also radiation. I only had a lumpectomy and not a mastectomy. It is my understanding that during reconstruction of the beast they make a fake nipple and at a later date tattoo the aerola with colour to make it look as real as possible.