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Forum: her2group 02-28-2007, 11:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,152
Posted By SaraD
Skin mets update

Skin mets- these are more like firm nodules under my skin, not itchy, not painful (yet); one is kind of reddish, about 1/2 inch in size. I have 4 and they biopsied one of them. One on back, two on...
Forum: her2group 02-23-2007, 07:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,152
Posted By SaraD
Question Skin mets?

I just started having bumps on my skin and found out they were skin mets... or "dermal" mets according to my onc. Is this common? Are there any clinical trials for HER2+ skin mets that anyone knows...
Forum: her2group 12-26-2006, 03:33 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,365
Posted By SaraD
Thanks for giving us hope!

christine, i have never met you but i look forward to meeting you in the future. thanks for all you have done to give us hope! we are indebted to your devotion to this cause.

sincerely, sara
Forum: her2group 06-13-2006, 11:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,842
Posted By SaraD
Wink remember the source

is fox news. i hate to sound like a politician here, but i don't think fox news represents the majority of opinion in america.

i agree with all the comments above. it all comes down to...
Forum: Clinical Trials 06-08-2006, 10:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,210
Posted By SaraD
Question al, what is rad001?

does anyone know what the drug rad001 is? or what class of drug it is? i agree this looks like a very interesting trial, if only i knew the combination they are testing.

thanks for any info,
...
Forum: her2group 05-16-2006, 09:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,339
Posted By SaraD
Exclamation Maree, call your oncologist!

i would strongly suggest you call your oncologist and try to get in sooner! inflamed lymph nodes may not show up on mammo or ultrasound, and skin lesions don't either. from a biostats point of...
Forum: her2group 05-15-2006, 08:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,392
Posted By SaraD
re: testing for EGFR for Jax

epidermal growth factor receptor is not routinely tested in breast cancer.

Her2 is a type of epidermal growth factor receptor, but when they say EGFR they mean Her1, which is a close relative of...
Forum: Clinical Trials 05-15-2006, 08:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,055
Posted By SaraD
Question vaccine concerns?

has anyone heard concerns about a cancer vaccine making the immune system resistant or tolerant to the cancer? ive spoken to my science friends and my oncologist who say this is a big concern with...
Forum: Clinical Trials 05-15-2006, 05:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,527
Posted By SaraD
vaccine concerns?

has anyone heard concerns about a cancer vaccine making the immune system resistant or tolerant to the cancer? ive spoken to my science friends and my oncologist who say this is a big concern with...
Forum: her2group 05-07-2006, 12:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,810
Posted By SaraD
swelling thoughts

i've also had swelling problems. from my reading, it's more likely due to past taxol or taxotere. these drugs cause damage to blood and lymph vessels that make you more likely to swell in the...
Forum: her2group 05-07-2006, 12:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,415
Posted By SaraD
herceptin length

hi- ive been reading this site and just decided to join and post. i'm a biostats person in science, and i've done a lot of reading on my breast cancer including going over all the herceptin trials. ...
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