HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - To treat or not to treat VERY early stage HER2 IDC

Becky · 02-25-2011, 11:26 AM

You had a very small tumor, therefore a very small specimen. Can they send what is left to a large, teaching Cancer Center - Sloane Kettering, UCLA, Fox Chase, MD Anderson, Univ of Indiana, Dana Farber

Those guys do these "mundane" tests day in and day out. They look at countless slides and specimens daily and have much less chance of mistakes.

I had a much, much larger tumor than you but I got my surgery locally but the NEXT day arranged for slides to also be sent to Sloane Kettering for a second opinion pathology even though I didn't even have the first pathology report yet.

This is just a consideration.

02-25-2011, 11:26 AM	#41
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: To treat or not to treat VERY early stage HER2 IDC You had a very small tumor, therefore a very small specimen. Can they send what is left to a large, teaching Cancer Center - Sloane Kettering, UCLA, Fox Chase, MD Anderson, Univ of Indiana, Dana Farber Those guys do these "mundane" tests day in and day out. They look at countless slides and specimens daily and have much less chance of mistakes. I had a much, much larger tumor than you but I got my surgery locally but the NEXT day arranged for slides to also be sent to Sloane Kettering for a second opinion pathology even though I didn't even have the first pathology report yet. This is just a consideration. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"