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Old 09-16-2007, 05:07 PM   #1
Hazel Joyce
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Every week or every 3 weeks?

I have been on weekly Herceptin since April. I stayed on weekly infusions during radiation. Should I switch to every 3 weeks? I expect that my oncologist will ask me about this on Wednesday.

Any advice?

Thanks!
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IDC Stage IIIA
Diagnosed Nov 2006 (routine mammogram), age 51
Lumpectomy, lymph node dissection Dec 2006
3 cm tumor, 8 cancerous lymph nodes
Grade 3, ER/PR -, HER-2/neu +++ (by FISH, average 20 copies per cell)
A/C x 4, Taxol x 12, Herceptin x 47 weeks
35 radiation treatments
Completed treatment on April 3, 2008
Chest port removed October 2009
11 years since diagnosis NED
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