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Re: Half of breast cancer patients treated with antihormonals are noncompliant ie, do
Kathy's post about her swimming being limited above brings back the issue of a) excercize being a proven benefit for bc, with an added benefit for er+ cancers! and b) better statistics for thin women than for overweight women and the weight gain associated with the AI's. Ruth has had a devil of a time keeping weight off ever since chemo/tamoxifen/arimidex. (she started the arimidex a couple months ago)
I wish I knew how these factors work into the equation and the "survival benefit" for taking arimidex, femara, etc.
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Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area
Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino
multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area
Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable
100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++
6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage
1 year Herceptin till 6/08
MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells"
now 50% ER+, PR- ???
Rads finished 1/16/08
Added Tamoxifen,
Finished Herceptin 05/08
NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest.
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