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Late Herceptin
Brea:
When I studied re-occurrence data, the article that was most often cited was a study of women who had NOT received any chemo (Saphner, et. al.) and in that study year two was the peak year for re-occurrences. But then I stumbled on a Canadian study of some 5000 node positve women who HAD chemo and in that study year three and four were the years of highest re-occurrence with a dramatic drop off after year four. It appears that chemo tends to push out the time frame for peak re-occurrence. Based on that data, if you had chemo it may be worth while to consider Herceptin if you have not reached the end of the fourth year post surgery.
Barb
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