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AlaskaAngel · 03-22-2010, 02:06 PM

Barbara, I don't claim to know. My personal impression is no. One wonders what brings about recurrence after such long periods of time. I probably should have more specifically said "why recurrence happens years later for those HR positives who do recur". I think they manage to hang in there ,but gradually can lose ground in terms of weight gain because they are handicapped by limited muscle proportion and because even small interruptions result in faster and greater weight gain than in people who have not been treated with chemotherapy, radiation, etc. From what I see, recurrence for them has a much slower progression once it happens, and that offers them the possibility of better and better treatments as more and more is learned.

A.A.

03-22-2010, 02:06 PM	#64
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Recurrence and ER status Barbara, I don't claim to know. My personal impression is no. One wonders what brings about recurrence after such long periods of time. I probably should have more specifically said "why recurrence happens years later for those HR positives who do recur". I think they manage to hang in there ,but gradually can lose ground in terms of weight gain because they are handicapped by limited muscle proportion and because even small interruptions result in faster and greater weight gain than in people who have not been treated with chemotherapy, radiation, etc. From what I see, recurrence for them has a much slower progression once it happens, and that offers them the possibility of better and better treatments as more and more is learned. A.A.