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Re: Great news for those who have survived 5 years (even if stage IV)--risk of brain
Lani, thank you so much for posting this. I am about to make my three year mark and have a six month exam in a couple of weeks. I have begun to worry about bms for some crazy reason. This has given me some reassurance. (Of course, I know there are no guarantees!)
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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