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Lien · 11-01-2018, 08:39 AM

As I live in the Netherlands, things are done differently here. I was borderline Her2 positive and Herceptin was only available for metastatic disease at the time. I had radiotherapy & 5 years of endocrine therapy. In 3 months it will be 15 years since my diagnosis. So no chemo, no recurrence so far.

There are no guarantees with this disease, but with every year that passes I'm more hopeful. According to Dutch statistics, in three years time I'll be just as likely to develop breast cancer as any other woman. I think it's a 1 in 8 chance. Not great, but a lot better than it used to be for the past 14 years.

Jacqueline

11-01-2018, 08:39 AM	#8
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: Chemo Not Needed for Most Early Breast Cancer: TAILORx As I live in the Netherlands, things are done differently here. I was borderline Her2 positive and Herceptin was only available for metastatic disease at the time. I had radiotherapy & 5 years of endocrine therapy. In 3 months it will be 15 years since my diagnosis. So no chemo, no recurrence so far. There are no guarantees with this disease, but with every year that passes I'm more hopeful. According to Dutch statistics, in three years time I'll be just as likely to develop breast cancer as any other woman. I think it's a 1 in 8 chance. Not great, but a lot better than it used to be for the past 14 years. Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.