“Being newly diagnosed is like being sucked up in a vortex. You really need to advocate for yourself, do your research, and ask for the tests that can help you make decisions.”
“Each patient’s care plan is personalized and tailored to their specific cancer,” she said. “Genomics now plays a huge role—helping guide decisions not only for chemotherapy, from a systemic standpoint, but also for radiation.”
“My DCISionRT results showed me that my treatment could be complete after surgery. I felt like I won the lottery!”
“When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ that’s scary,” LeeAnne says. “But once you realize these are the cards you’re dealt, you have to accept it and take it head-on.”
I was diagnosed with DCIS in 2019 at age 41 and chose a lumpectomy followed by radiation. With the information I had during my decision-making process, radiation made sense. At the time, I didn’t know about DCISionRT.