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It is not an easy decision. However I would say that make sure you are basing your decision on the right info.

What we know is that:

young woman (with high grade IDC) and Her2 have fast agressive cancer.

Chemo works best with fast dividing cells.

taxane were found to significantly decrease recurrence of these aggressive Her2 cancer.

Herceptin is serving us well with minimal side effect.

The way I see it there are not just one cancer.

Western medecine has come up with some statitically proven protocoles in cancer treatment. However i think that it is not either or..

Many adopt on this board also do a diet high in omega 3 and that minimise inflamatory response (lots of veg, no meat) and low GI (no refined/ processed food) and other growth factor if Er+ (Dairy); Basically a greek diet (see post for it of that title) . sport, supplements, meditation.. all these have on balance scientific reasons/support to be used to decrease or slow down recurrence

Often alternative protocole refer to just "Cancer" and haved similar detox prog, no distinction is made between various type of BC; you could be 70 with a slow grade 1 IDC.. (For me the cancer you have is a totally different beast, yours is likely to be fast).

Good luck in making up your mind but make sure you are correctly informed to take your decision. A word of caution would be to be beware of testimonies.