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Becky · 10-12-2008, 05:15 PM

The stats and the studies are for women with mets in the body. For women with metastatic disease, about one third will get brain mets as well. It is NOT statistics for all those who have been diagnosed with early Her2+ bc.

10-12-2008, 05:15 PM	#6
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	The stats and the studies are for women with mets in the body. For women with metastatic disease, about one third will get brain mets as well. It is NOT statistics for all those who have been diagnosed with early Her2+ bc. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"