Close Margins

The adored Radiation Oncologist called. No cancer in the lymph nodes and a close margin in one area. A close margin is the indication of a possibility of a tiny amount of cancer in the rim of the tissue taken out of the breast. All in all that is good news. Having the margins been totally clear of cancer would have make me feel a bit better, but it does not appear to make a difference in the possibility of cancer coming back.

I did some research on the Internet, and a study published in August of 2006 shows that a recurrence or cancer was just as unlikely no matter the status of the margins, so long as the patient received radiation. Life is good.