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Rolepaul · 01-06-2015, 02:42 PM

Detection may occur at any time, but detection just means that is when it WAS found, not when it could have been detected. Nina had a 6 cm brain lesion that was found two or three years after stopping treatment, but it probably was an issue within a year after stopping treatment. I would say that doctors should look at the brain if there is non-local mets, or greater than 4 positive lymph nodes. After four or five years, the risk of additional disease is pretty minimal.

01-06-2015, 02:42 PM	#20
Rolepaul Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boulder Colorado as of January 2013 Posts: 391	Re: ER-/PR- HER2+ Recurrence Period Detection may occur at any time, but detection just means that is when it WAS found, not when it could have been detected. Nina had a 6 cm brain lesion that was found two or three years after stopping treatment, but it probably was an issue within a year after stopping treatment. I would say that doctors should look at the brain if there is non-local mets, or greater than 4 positive lymph nodes. After four or five years, the risk of additional disease is pretty minimal.