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Old 11-09-2006, 08:55 AM   #1
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Thumbs up Scientists hope bodies can fight cancer...

Makes sense to me. Take care and God bless.

Rhonda


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Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)

2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)


" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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Old 11-09-2006, 09:58 AM   #2
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great article Rhonda--I found an article showing that herceptin decreases

T regulatory cells and since noone says it has caused Lupus, inflammatory bowel disease or other autoimmune diseases so far, perhaps there is another way.

The ONTAK usually used which includes the antidiptheria toxin as I understand it, is not the most benign medicine in terms of side effects etc.

Each bit of research adds up.

This makes sense in terms of the stem cell theory of breast cancer (since chemo can't get those slowly dividing cells hiding out) and may change our approach to radiation therapy as well, as it can affect the thymus and decrease the production of certain groups of T cells for 11 years and more.

Thanks again!
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