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Lien · 07-20-2011, 05:56 AM

Hi Camilla,

Perhaps I can reassure you a bit. I never had chemo or Herceptin, and am cancer free after 7.5 years. Not getting Herceptin doesn't have to be a problem. I think it's more important that you keep your heart in tip-top shape.

Jacqueline

07-20-2011, 05:56 AM	#13
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: Epstein-Barr virus in breast cancer tissue and resistance to paclitaxel Hi Camilla, Perhaps I can reassure you a bit. I never had chemo or Herceptin, and am cancer free after 7.5 years. Not getting Herceptin doesn't have to be a problem. I think it's more important that you keep your heart in tip-top shape. Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.