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Re: ER-/PR- HER2+ Recurrence Period
I think the confusion is that " catching it early " is referring to stage 4 , and that catching liver mets for example, when they are 1 cm compared to 3 cms doesn't improve survival rates. It is more imp how you respond to treatment.
I don't think that anyone is saying that there is no difference between survival rates between a local recurrence and stage 4, which obviously there is.
Aure
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diagnosed stage 2- 3/2005
4.5 cm & 2+ nodes , er/pr- & HER2+
4 AC
12 taxol/Herceptin
Year of Herceptin
liver mets- July-2010
7 taxotere/Herceptin
RFA- Feb.2011
NED
U of Wa vaccine trial-oct 2011-Feb 2012
Herceptin/tykerb
Ned - 2 1/2 years
Herceptin & perjeta
Ned 3 years
Herceptin- reducing treatments , due to s/e, to 5-6 a year
NED- 3 1/2 years
Ned - 4 years
2/15- stopped herceptin - on no treatment
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