Bill,
I suspect you are going to get lots of feedback on this one. My thoughts: I'm with the others...no grade or type makes it invalid as a good source of information. I was dx'd as having cancer that was highly invasive...my surgeon felt it would be relentless...I forget his exact words but I do have them on tape somewhere...left no question in my mind as to what was needed.
If I had been given a dx. of superficial cancer, I'm sure my approach would have been completely different. My mother-in-law was in her early 50's when she too was dx'd with BC, but only superficial...was treated with something similiar to BCG and went on with treatments for years and years until she was 80 and they told her the bladder had to go. She went in for a neo at 80
...not what I would recommend for someone 80 years old...her heart stopped twice, they stopped the surgery...told her to return in a few weeks and they would finish. She was in so much pain afterwards, she would not go back, and let me tell you she is no stranger to pain....she is one tough lady but she refused to return. She has worn depends since then, having to change them every 2 hrs. and turned 90 this year. So, although she made it a long time without doing an RC, her life hasn't been easy either.
So although my cancer was much more aggressive than hers and I had to get my RC at age 56, I wouldn't change places with her. I think my quality of life has been better than hers. I realize the cancer could always return but I feel I have done most everything I can to eliminate it and keep it out of my life. Now I just need to give up sugar.
Melodie