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Age at diagnosis was 55. I had to stop Herceptin because muga dropped 16 points. I was comfortable with stopping at 9 months. Because I was stage 1 with a small tumor, oncologist tried to balance risk to my heart with the risk of cancer recurring. I asked him, what if cancer recurs and I have to take herceptin again? He said in that case, the risk of cancer would be more dangerous than the risk to my heart.
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MJO
IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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