Re: " Our data strongly suggest that selected pts with HER2+ tumors may not need chem
I do hope so!
I hope they can use the info from this study eventually to go so far as to figure out IF there is a broad basis for HER bc and a more natural universal metabolic mechanism to control it, rather than using chemotherapy -- with a better understanding of the aging process and the hormonal metabolic influences.
AlaskaAngel
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
NED
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