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Re: For those with mets- what would you want the world to know
That no one "beats" breast cancer. It can return at anytime, even 10 or 15 years after being in remission.
That 30% of early stage women will become metastatic. "catching it early" is not a cure.
That very little money goes to research for metastatic breast cancer, eventhough that is what kills. No one dies from early stage breast cancer. Think before you pink- make sure that the money you are giving or think you are giving by buying pink products actually goes to research for metastatic breast cancer.
Good luck. Let us know how it goes.
Laurie
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diagnosed stage 2- 3/2005
4.5 cm & 2+ nodes , er/pr- & HER2+
4 AC
12 taxol/Herceptin
Year of Herceptin
liver mets- July-2010
7 taxotere/Herceptin
RFA- Feb.2011
NED
U of Wa vaccine trial-oct 2011-Feb 2012
Herceptin/tykerb
Ned - 2 1/2 years
Herceptin & perjeta
Ned 3 years
Herceptin- reducing treatments , due to s/e, to 5-6 a year
NED- 3 1/2 years
Ned - 4 years
2/15- stopped herceptin - on no treatment
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