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Jean · 09-10-2011, 03:15 PM

I have always thought that timing is vital. We still must always remain dilagent to our health.

When I was waiting for my pathology report after my lumpectomy - I had heard a news report on Herceptin the miracle drug for Her2 breast cancer. I clearly remember thinking, "I hope my cancer is Her2"
this way I can have hercpetin. Being a novice to the entire knowledge of breast cancer that there was different subtypes, KI 67 levels, ER- or ER +, Pr - or Pr+, etc. and that Hercpetin was given only to stage 4 patients...(at the time 05 ) I didn't even realize that a stage 4 patient was permitted to have hercpetin. So imagine my horror being dx. as Her2 and I cannot have hercpetin. I was screaming why not? What is the difference if stage 1 or stage 4...her2 is her2 .... So the battle for me began not only to fight the disease but the establishment for treatment.

Yes, Her2 has changed in the last 6 to 7 years. Now early stage women are allowed to have the proper treatment one does NOT have to be Stage 4 to have herceptin.

Now - let's get this disease down to NO ONE needing
hercpetin....and PS there is no good breast cancer.
God Bless All,
Jean

09-10-2011, 03:15 PM	#6
Jean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,154	Re: The Good Kind I have always thought that timing is vital. We still must always remain dilagent to our health. When I was waiting for my pathology report after my lumpectomy - I had heard a news report on Herceptin the miracle drug for Her2 breast cancer. I clearly remember thinking, "I hope my cancer is Her2" this way I can have hercpetin. Being a novice to the entire knowledge of breast cancer that there was different subtypes, KI 67 levels, ER- or ER +, Pr - or Pr+, etc. and that Hercpetin was given only to stage 4 patients...(at the time 05 ) I didn't even realize that a stage 4 patient was permitted to have hercpetin. So imagine my horror being dx. as Her2 and I cannot have hercpetin. I was screaming why not? What is the difference if stage 1 or stage 4...her2 is her2 .... So the battle for me began not only to fight the disease but the establishment for treatment. Yes, Her2 has changed in the last 6 to 7 years. Now early stage women are allowed to have the proper treatment one does NOT have to be Stage 4 to have herceptin. Now - let's get this disease down to NO ONE needing hercpetin....and PS there is no good breast cancer. God Bless All, Jean __________________ 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 Last edited by Jean; 09-10-2011 at 03:19 PM..