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07-17-2007, 10:38 AM

Hi Jackie,

I've been using 25 g of flaxseed in my oatmeal every day now for ten months because of the Canadian study, and although the HER2 serum has come down some (from 16 to 11.5), it took quite a while longer than the Canadian study (which I think lasted a month) and the drop is nothing like 70%. It's about a 25% reduction. Also, I've been on herceptin even longer than I've been using flaxseed so I have no idea if the drop is due to the combination of the two, just the herceptin, or just the flaxseed. And as my oncologist says, the drop may have nothing to do with either.

Cathy,

My oncologist only orders HER2 serum for two patients (me and another because we both asked). He says the HER2 marker of the other patient went up more than nine months ago, and they've done all the scans, etc. and found absolutely nothing. I hope you find you're in the "absolutely nothing" camp.

Good luck.

07-17-2007, 10:38 AM	#19
Grace Guest Posts: n/a	Flaxseed and HER2 Hi Jackie, I've been using 25 g of flaxseed in my oatmeal every day now for ten months because of the Canadian study, and although the HER2 serum has come down some (from 16 to 11.5), it took quite a while longer than the Canadian study (which I think lasted a month) and the drop is nothing like 70%. It's about a 25% reduction. Also, I've been on herceptin even longer than I've been using flaxseed so I have no idea if the drop is due to the combination of the two, just the herceptin, or just the flaxseed. And as my oncologist says, the drop may have nothing to do with either. Cathy, My oncologist only orders HER2 serum for two patients (me and another because we both asked). He says the HER2 marker of the other patient went up more than nine months ago, and they've done all the scans, etc. and found absolutely nothing. I hope you find you're in the "absolutely nothing" camp. Good luck.