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Cathya · 04-21-2012, 06:07 PM

Laurie;

I am so sorry to hear of your liver mets. My onc told me that it was herceptin that made all the difference for me and I also think being ER/PR+ helped a lot. Even at 5 years he told me that we must be cautious and we continued with testing and my seeing him regularly for the next 2+ years. This new report on the 10 breast cancer subsets and genetic testing should provide new and personalized treatments. I hope this happens quickly. As for myself, I doubt that I will ever be totally relaxed but after these years of constantly waiting for the next shoe to drop I do breath easier.

Cathy

04-21-2012, 06:07 PM	#7
Cathya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 752	Re: Is it possible to be cured? Laurie; I am so sorry to hear of your liver mets. My onc told me that it was herceptin that made all the difference for me and I also think being ER/PR+ helped a lot. Even at 5 years he told me that we must be cautious and we continued with testing and my seeing him regularly for the next 2+ years. This new report on the 10 breast cancer subsets and genetic testing should provide new and personalized treatments. I hope this happens quickly. As for myself, I doubt that I will ever be totally relaxed but after these years of constantly waiting for the next shoe to drop I do breath easier. Cathy __________________ Cathy Diagnosed Oct. 2004 3 cm ductal, lumpectomy Nov. 2004 Diagnosed Jan. 2005 tumor in supraclavicular node Stage 3c, Grade 3, ER/PR+, Her2++ 4 AC, 4 Taxol, Radiation, Arimidex, Actonel Herceptin for 9 months until Muga dropped and heart enlarged Restarting herceptin weekly after 4 months off Stopped herceptin after four weekly treatments....score dropped to 41 Finished 6 years Arimidex May 2015 diagnosed with ovarian cancer Stage 1C started 6 treatments of carboplatin/taxol Genetic testing show BRCA1 VUS Nice! My hair came back really curly. Hope it lasts lol. Well it didn't but I liked it so I'm now a perm lady 29 March 2018 Lung biopsy following chest CT showing tumours in pleura of left lung, waiting for results to the question bc or ovarian April 20, 2018 BC mets confirmed, ER/PR+ now Her2- Questions about the possibility of ovarian spread and mets to bones so will be tested and monitored for these. To begin new drug Palbociclib (Ibrance) along with Letrozole May, 2018. Genetic testing of ovarian tumour and this new lung met will take months. To see geneticist to be retested for BRCA this week....still BRCA VUS CA125 has declined from 359 to 12 as of Aug.23/18 Last edited by Cathya; 04-21-2012 at 06:10 PM..