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Thank you for the input in this situation. I, too, thought maybe she was "dumbing down" the Herceptin vs Tykerb issue (I like that term). This was info that the patient was asking for on behalf of someone she knows. It wasn't even info for herself. Since all cancers are different and there are differences within the subgroups, she should have told her to have her friend contact a doctor. I am going to bring this up with my oncologist next Monday. Thank goodness I do all my own research, and everyone here has helped to make that possible. I truly believe that this website has the most well informed followers.
Many thanks,
Barb
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Dx 5/1/07 (age 47), Left IDC
ER less than 5% +, PR -, HER+ FISH 5.4
Lumpectomy 5/07, Quadrantectomy 6/07
AC 7/07 -10/07, Liver mets dx 9/07 (liver bx)
Taxotere/Herceptin 10/07 -12/07
Herceptin only 1/08 - 7/08
Mastectomy 3/08, RADS 4/08 - 5/08
Brain MRI 5/08 clear
Gemzar/Herceptin 7/08-9/08
Lymphedema 8/08
RADS/Hyperthermia 10/08-11/08
Abraxane/Herceptin 12/08-3/09
Doxil/Herceptin 3/09 to 5/09
Xeloda/Tykerb 6/09-10/09
Navelbine/Xeloda/Tykerb 10/09-12/09
Tykerb/Herceptin 1/11/10
Tykerb/Herceptin/Ixempra 2/1/10
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