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Joe · 10-31-2006, 08:56 PM

Gayle,
There are several women on this website who are HER2 positive and are continuing to enjoy a good quality of life with an excellent prognosis. Christine who founded this website was first dx'ed in 1990 (they didn't even know about HER2 then). She had a recurrence in 1999 including brain mets and was declared to be in complete remission in 2001 and is still cancer free today. She is also diabetic. Another member who was dx'ed with IBC in 2001 and is HER2 +, has represented us at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium since 2004 and will again accompany our group this year. She recently entered a clinical trial of Tykerb which has shown much promise in controlling IBC.
Also accompanying us will be woman who has been on Herceptin since 1995 and again has an excellent quality of life and a great prognosis.Their stories and those of others can be found in the "Community" section of our website.

Much of the current research is aimed at controlling HER2 positive breast cancer and we will all benefit from this research.

No longer are women who are HER2 positive the ugly stepsister of cancer treatment.

Warmest Regards
Joe

10-31-2006, 08:56 PM	#2
Joe Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Home of the "Flying Tomato" Carlsbad, CA Posts: 2,036	Gayle, There are several women on this website who are HER2 positive and are continuing to enjoy a good quality of life with an excellent prognosis. Christine who founded this website was first dx'ed in 1990 (they didn't even know about HER2 then). She had a recurrence in 1999 including brain mets and was declared to be in complete remission in 2001 and is still cancer free today. She is also diabetic. Another member who was dx'ed with IBC in 2001 and is HER2 +, has represented us at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium since 2004 and will again accompany our group this year. She recently entered a clinical trial of Tykerb which has shown much promise in controlling IBC. Also accompanying us will be woman who has been on Herceptin since 1995 and again has an excellent quality of life and a great prognosis.Their stories and those of others can be found in the "Community" section of our website. Much of the current research is aimed at controlling HER2 positive breast cancer and we will all benefit from this research. No longer are women who are HER2 positive the ugly stepsister of cancer treatment. Warmest Regards Joe __________________ A Proud webmaster to the internet's most informed, educated, COMPASSIONATE and caring group of breast cancer survivors. Illegitimi non carborundum My Album