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Jean · 09-30-2010, 07:22 AM

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/202784.php

The take away message....98% survival rates were not happening 30 yrs. ago...as much as we do not want to expose our bodies to drugs and treatments that may or may not be the ideal answer (we do not yet have the answers ) we cannot deny that medicine has improved the landscape of the disease.

"We know that early detection is critically important for women with the earliest stages of breast cancer in this country," she said. "Five-year survival rates of 98 percent are a clear improvement from when we started our work thirty years ago. Women must remain vigilant and proactive about their health."

09-30-2010, 07:22 AM	#1
Jean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,154	new study http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/202784.php The take away message....98% survival rates were not happening 30 yrs. ago...as much as we do not want to expose our bodies to drugs and treatments that may or may not be the ideal answer (we do not yet have the answers ) we cannot deny that medicine has improved the landscape of the disease. "We know that early detection is critically important for women with the earliest stages of breast cancer in this country," she said. "Five-year survival rates of 98 percent are a clear improvement from when we started our work thirty years ago. Women must remain vigilant and proactive about their health." __________________ Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05 Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC Node Neg. (Sentinel node) ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH Ki-67 40% Arimidex 5/05 Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05 Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk TOPO 11 neg. 4/06 Stopped Arimidex 5/06 TCH 5/06, 6 treatments Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr. 9/06 Completed chemo Started Femara Sept. 2006