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Re: Chemo Not Needed for Most Early Breast Cancer: TAILORx
Crystald, to respond to your question. If we knew the answer as why some patients respond to herception and some do not we would be seeing more cures. Each person and body is unique. chemistry and DNA etc. But we do know this, Herceptin has proven to save those with Her2 positive breast cancer. Not 100% cure. We are not there, unfortunately.
I will say this again and again to all, when I met with Dr. Salmon he said (and this was over 10 years ago. Anyone with Her2 positive breast cancer should have Her2.
There are those who do not want to have the chemo portion of the cocktail.
But, what we have now is Herceptin with chemo.
We just do not have all the answers to the puzzle. We do know what we know thus far. Herceptin is advisable for HER2 positive.
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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
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