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Monica · 06-21-2008, 04:45 PM

Lani,
It is hard for me to tell whether herceptin helped my MS symptoms since my MS only started a year before my breast cancer diagnosis. I can say that my MS got significantly worse when I tried tamoxifen and improved when I stopped. In general, my MS symptoms have steadily diminished over the past four years. Interestingly, relatively new research has shown that cytoxan (which was part of my treatment) is effective against MS.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/543719

So perhaps the combination of the drugs was helpful.

Best,
Monica

06-21-2008, 04:45 PM	#5
Monica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 46	Lani, It is hard for me to tell whether herceptin helped my MS symptoms since my MS only started a year before my breast cancer diagnosis. I can say that my MS got significantly worse when I tried tamoxifen and improved when I stopped. In general, my MS symptoms have steadily diminished over the past four years. Interestingly, relatively new research has shown that cytoxan (which was part of my treatment) is effective against MS. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/543719 So perhaps the combination of the drugs was helpful. Best, Monica __________________ *Monica* Dx Nov 2003 HER2+++, ER+, PR+ 1.7 cm. left breast, Grade 3, Two nodes out of six, stage IIA Mastectomy right side Lumpectomy left side 4 A/C, 4 Taxol plus 49 weeks herceptin Radiation on left side No tamoxifen or other hormonal drugs