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Old 09-30-2009, 09:59 PM   #17
DianneS
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Re: 1000% increase in chemotherapy efficiency with prozac!

Well, I would urge caution here. The jury is still out if you read the statement I copied from one of the articles. Are these studies funded by any drug companies? No bias?
Dianne

'SSRIs may elevate risks of PR- and ER+/PR- tumors, though further studies are needed to confirm these associations.
PMID: 16322894 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE'
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Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
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Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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