Hey, ladies, just a few thoughts on the NHS and cancer treatment in response to some of the previous comments. Yes, quite shocking that on many forums, people just accept that their team know what they are doing and don't question them. I'm quite tired of seeing statements such as, 'Trust your team; they know what they're doing'. My mother-in-law has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has no idea what stage, grade, etc, it is, but just goes with whatever her team say. And this in the same hospital that misdiagnosed her husband's cancer, which meant he died prematurely. You'd think she'd learn. But we're made to feel soooooo grateful for any titbits of treatment the NHS can throw our way... because it's 'free'. I admit that I like to be in control and cancer takes that away from you, but I've been flabbergasted at the attitude of the majority of the team I'm under. I've been patronised at best and offended, lied to, criticised and slagged off at worst. For example, it took me 9 weeks – and the day before my surgery – for me to get an appointment with a radiologist so she could explain my mammogram and the tumour to me (and they still got it wrong). She said that some people don't want to know too much info and others can't process it. I asked about the protocols they used to decide how much to tell people. Er, there aren't any! A friend who works in hospitals said that in her experience, doctors think that only other doctors understand anything medical. I've complained, challenged, questioned, etc, and then found nasty things written about me in the nurses' clinic notes. I absolutely don't trust my team (I won't bore you with the details), and have tried to transfer twice, with no luck. I tried to change to The Marsden, but they were having none of it. I said I felt unsafe and not listened to at my current hospital and that I feared I'd end up dead so might need to stop my treatment altogether. Their response? 'Well, that's your decision'. The NHS is well and truly broken. Anyway, I actually do have a question – and apologies for my long message and thank you if you've got this far. So, diagnosed with grade 2 breast cancer: ER+, HER2-, 27mm, Ki-67 score of 7%. Had lumpectomy and full axillary clearance, as spread found in one sentinel node (all other nodes clear). Predict showed I was the borderline for chemo, with a 3.2pc added benefit. I'd always said I'd throw everything at it, regardless, and the oncologist said she'd have it if it were her (not that I set a lot of store by her opinion!). I asked for the Onco DX test, but was ineligible 'cos of lode involvement. I was worried that as Predict is a statistical tool, I might actually be high risk and so they would be under-treating me. So I started the chemo, as even if the test came back with a low score, I'd still have it; and if it was a high score, they'd tweak the chemo. Anyway, had to pay for the test (£3k; not rich, but took the money from the loan I'd taken out to have my roof repaired and damp-proofing sorted) and it came back with a score of 12 and an added benefit of 2pc. The oncologist said she'd discussed it with some colleagues and she'd recommend stopping chemo. I know the downsides of chemo, as mine have been terrible, but when your survival rate is 84pc, an extra 2pc seems a good bet to me. Again, sorry the the long post!