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tdonnelly · 07-30-2007, 08:51 AM

Hi Nancy,
Thank you for your kind words and support. There are days when I wish this were all behind me. I only have two more cycles of Taxol and Herceptin. Then Herceptin only and still need to have Radiation. What tumor markers are used to see if the cancer is still growing? How do we know if Herceptin is working? At a recent mammogram, nodules were noticed in my left breast; the uncertainty of this disease can be overwhelming at times. What bothers me the most is I had only known one woman in the 70's with breast cancer. Now its become a national epidemic...No one seems to know for sure how this has started. I often think of what all of us have in common-to bring on this disease???

07-30-2007, 08:51 AM	#246
tdonnelly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: BridgeView IL Posts: 116	Hi Nancy, Thank you for your kind words and support. There are days when I wish this were all behind me. I only have two more cycles of Taxol and Herceptin. Then Herceptin only and still need to have Radiation. What tumor markers are used to see if the cancer is still growing? How do we know if Herceptin is working? At a recent mammogram, nodules were noticed in my left breast; the uncertainty of this disease can be overwhelming at times. What bothers me the most is I had only known one woman in the 70's with breast cancer. Now its become a national epidemic...No one seems to know for sure how this has started. I often think of what all of us have in common-to bring on this disease???