Hi, I am 34 and have been diagnosed as breast cancer (right) last November 2014 and I underwent surgery. As it had spread to right lymphnodes, doctor has removed lymphnodes that had tumor cells. After surgery, I was given 6 cycles of chemotherapy and 28 fractions of radiation therapy. Mine is a triple negative case. I completed all treatments in May 2015. Now just a week before, I was advices to have a PET scan and the report shows recurrence of tumor cells. My question is after having the chemo and radiation with aggressive treatment, why do the tumor cells have recurred so early? Now, my doctor is suggesting to have second line of chemotherapy with different combination drugs. Please suggest if there is any other medication other than chemotherapy.
Hello, Cancer is most often linked to chemo are myelodysplasia syn Chat Doctor.  ... Chemo is known to be a greater risk factor than radiation therapy in causing leukemia. Some solid tumor cancers have also been linked to chemo treatment for certain cancers, such as testicular cancer. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.