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04-22-2008, 04:58 PM	#1
Joe Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Home of the "Flying Tomato" Carlsbad, CA Posts: 2,036 Images: 5	Good News - Canada The Elisa HER2/neu Serum Test has been approved in Canada. There will be a slight delay as the literature is updated, but we will post here when it is available. Regards Joe __________________ A Proud webmaster to the internet's most informed, educated, COMPASSIONATE and caring group of breast cancer survivors. Illegitimi non carborundum My Album

04-22-2008, 07:04 PM	#2
PinkGirl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,193	Thanks for that info Joe. __________________ PinkGirl Dx Aug/05 at age 51 2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3 ER+/PR- Her2 +++ Sept 7/05 Mastectomy 4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation 1 year of Herceptin Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months, Arimidex for 5 years Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09 " I yam what I yam." - Popeye My Photo Album

04-22-2008, 08:42 PM	#3
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Thanks Joe. I will be looking forward to getting more details as available. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!

04-23-2008, 10:24 AM	#4
mrsd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 40	thanks Thanks Joe, will be looking forward to using this when it becomes available. __________________ Intial Dx Sept3,2002, age 39 Masct/ Sentinel Node Biopsy Sept 11,2002 node negative ER/PR- Her2+++, grade 3 Started AC Chemo Nov 2002, 4 rds 2003 NED May 2004 reconstuction, saline and later silicone implant Aug 2006 Dx recurrence, lymph nodes chest/lungs/sternum Dec 2006 Herceptin q three weeks May 2007 bone mets to sternum June 2007 aredia for bone mets June 2007 radiation to sternum X 5 June 2008 slow progression of lung met, all other mets NED, continue Herceptin, Aredia, add Xeloda July 08 Stopped Xeloda, severe side effects from the drug, but it did a fantastic job after only 12 days at least 50% reduction Feb 09 Started Navelbine with herceptin, slight progression in lungs. July 09 - Nov 09 had a Navelbine holiday... Nov 09 back to Navelbine, Herception Feb 10, lungs have improved but 4 small lesions on liver, started Taxol, Herceptin.... Taxol not the magic drug for me Continuing Herceptin,Aredia,and adding Xeloda once again..reduced dose

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