Re: hope in new techniques.
Jackie as always thank you for adding on to the thread great information on staging!
Delaney, the take away thought here is the advancement that is happening in this battle. With things like vaccines, combination therapies, and other promising possibilities, we're starting to look beyond standard chemotherapy and into novel agents to attack advanced breast cancer," We have more treatment obtions, and for the early stage patient the information is still not in. The future is looking better for us especially these past few years. As much as none of us want to have drugs in our bodies and as much as we know as of present date (that herceptin does not work for all) we are coming closer to finding out why and research is finding other treatments.
example....new breakthrough
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/199983.php
Best wishes,
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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