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Re: Stage 3a her-2+ breast cancer is 85 % curable
Joletta,
If you look, my profile is somewhat similar to yours (re diagnosis and treatment). My oncologist said basically the same thing after surgery...something like the chemo would reduce the chance of recurrence by 50%, radiation 50% and herceptin some additional amount. I may have it wrong here...but I know the combined calculated percentage was 85% or close to it. Though I get confused re whether the doctors are talking about recurrence or metastises or survival. Whatever it is, we're fortunate I think. Especially that we weren't diagnosed before herceptin was standard treatment for earlier stage HER2+ cancers.
Melanie
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Diagnosed: 7/13/07 (or 7/7/07)
Surgery: 8/15/07 Modified Radical One Side with Lymph Node Dissection
Pathology Report: ER/PR-, HER2+ with FISH at 8.4 copies, Grade 3, Stage IIIa, 3.2 cm tumor plus 4/19 positive lymph nodes
Portacath: 9/7/07
Chemo: 9/14/07 with AC (every three weeks) for four rounds
Physical Therapy for ROM Loss / "Cording" (but not Lymphodema)
Taxol + Herceptin weekly (started 12/2007 with 8 of 12 Taxol)
Radiation: (28 rads from 3/07 to 4/07)
Reconstruction (silicone implant)
Herceptin done (10/08)
Cognitive Remediation (11/08 - 12/08)
Lymphedema Diagnosed 5/10/10 (almost 3 years post cancer diagnosis)
Lymphedema Rehab 9/10/10 - 11/10/10
Six years NED...7/7/2013!
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