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deb-steph · 09-08-2006, 11:32 AM

i have also been wondering about the survival rates of her2. i also want to know if being her2 is considered metastatic. everything i read is about herceptin treating metastatic breast cancer. i am a stage IIb her2 positive. i'm considered a primary cancer with no other health problems (diabetes, heart disease, etc) so i'm unclear how i stack up in all these numbers. i see my oncologist on the 21st and i have numerous questions, this being one of them. he told me at the time i started to see him that with surgery alone i had a 25 - 40% chance of the cancer returning but with surgery (lumpectomy), chemo, radiation and herception my chances went back down to 14 - 18% chance of recurrence.

09-08-2006, 11:32 AM	#11
deb-steph Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: stephenville, texas Posts: 22	her2 longevity i have also been wondering about the survival rates of her2. i also want to know if being her2 is considered metastatic. everything i read is about herceptin treating metastatic breast cancer. i am a stage IIb her2 positive. i'm considered a primary cancer with no other health problems (diabetes, heart disease, etc) so i'm unclear how i stack up in all these numbers. i see my oncologist on the 21st and i have numerous questions, this being one of them. he told me at the time i started to see him that with surgery alone i had a 25 - 40% chance of the cancer returning but with surgery (lumpectomy), chemo, radiation and herception my chances went back down to 14 - 18% chance of recurrence.