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Becky · 06-14-2009, 08:33 AM

Also - what % are you when you say weakly. I am PR neg like you but 50% ER+ so I am moderately.

It is hard to throw out ideas as I think high is 70%+, moderate is 30-70% (or something like this). So I guess you are 30% or less but 30% is different than 5%.

In the "old" days, less than 10% was considered negative but now less than 5% is considered negative.

Let us know and we can play devil's advocate with you and give you some ideas to throw around with your oncologist.

06-14-2009, 08:33 AM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Also - what % are you when you say weakly. I am PR neg like you but 50% ER+ so I am moderately. It is hard to throw out ideas as I think high is 70%+, moderate is 30-70% (or something like this). So I guess you are 30% or less but 30% is different than 5%. In the "old" days, less than 10% was considered negative but now less than 5% is considered negative. Let us know and we can play devil's advocate with you and give you some ideas to throw around with your oncologist. __________________ 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"