I am a healthy 60 year old woman. Had a lumpectomy on May 2. Started radiation on June 21 for the 33 day regime. First path report statistics are as follows: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma, tumer size was .8 cm, grade 1,(well differentiated) no lymph node involvement, pT was Tlb, pN was NO, pM was MX, no evidence of her-2 gene amplification. Estrogen +, progresterone -. The second path report was done at a differenct hospital as requested by my oncologist on June 15. The conflicting results are as follows: Tumor size 1.1, grade 2 (well to moderately differentiated). Dr wanted to start me on chemo and then radiation. Since I was scheduled already for radiation, I elected to start this treatment. Oncologist said I could still do Chemo after radiation. He has sent off slides for the oncotype testing in Calif.
1 Can you do chemo after radiation and would you recommend it based on the info I have provided.
Thank you in advance for any info you can provide.