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Pattie,
Most oncologists agree that there is no "cure" for breast cancer, but if you go to our home page and click "index" then go to "stories". We have several stories of long term survivors.
The closest we have to a cure is Barbara Bradfield who was diagnosed as Stage IV in 1993.
Dr. Slammon persuaded her to participate in the phase I clinical trials for Herceptin. After the trials were over, she was found to be in complete remission and has taken no chemo in 9 1/2 years.
I met with some Genentech representatives last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and they are planning to do a survey on just about everyone who has taken Herceptin. They hope to get some long term survival figures. I will have more details when they are available from Genentech. I hope that you will participate.
I am a 4 1/2 year stage IV survivor, still NED and we have several others who frequent this board.
Hugs and congratulations
Christine
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