The results are finally in. My score is 15 - toward the upper end of "low," the range for which is 1-17 (full range is 1-100). My oncologist tells me that my prognosis is good, generally speaking, and said he himself wouldn't know what to decide about chemotherapy were he in my position. He input my score into an online database called Adjuvant! Online, along with specifics about my status (age, overall health, tumor info), and the resulting report indicated that chemotherapy would likely reduce my risk of recurrence within 10 years from 9.8% to 7.5% - a reduction of 2.3%. I must weight the benefit of that reduction with the risks associated with chemotherapy.
So, it is now up to me to decide and I must make the decision within the next day or so. I'll post as soon as I've decided something.
Thanks so much for your prayers and good wishes the past couple of weeks! I truly appreciate it. Keep 'em coming, if you don't mind, as I can use all the help I can get as I sort through my treatment options. Take care.
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