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Hi Jeff,
Repeating what Steph said about no cure. Many of us with the aid of herceptin have found ourselves in a similar situation of anyone else who may be suffering from a chronic illness. We know there is no cure at this time, but what many woman find is they eventually have no evidence of disease. That is why you will see NED show up on some of the posts. It's as close to a cure as we can get to at this time. So we chose to stay on herceptin as an insurance policy so that any microscopic cells carrying the her2 gene will (hopefully) not be able to divide and thus creating more tumors.
There are some dr's out there who feel that once the scans show up clear there is no reason to stay on any drugs until there is another recurrance. That would make me nervous, but that is an individual choice. That is why it is important to stay with an onc you trust. And use this board to get info from the women who are on the front lines. There is alot of knowledge and experience here.
El
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