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SusanAnne
03-02-2006, 09:28 PM
I know DCIS is tested for ER/PR but is it tested for Her2?

Thanks,
Susan
juanita
03-03-2006, 06:54 AM
Mine was, but it might depend on where the path report is done.
sarah
03-03-2006, 06:55 AM
make sure they test for HER2.
Nicola
03-04-2006, 06:55 PM
Hi Susan,

Have you recently been diagnosed with DCIS? Please read this article if you have and be sure to get tested for HER2. I was originally diagnosed with DCIS and underwent a lumpectomy and radiation, a year and a half later I am stage 4 with liver mets and mets to the spine and HER2 positive. I hope I am not scaring you, I just want you to be very informed so that you can have the best possible treatment options. I wish you all the very best and will be thinking about you.


http://www.annalssurgicaloncology.org/cgi/content/full/8/8/617

Big Hugs,
Nicola
SusanAnne
03-05-2006, 07:59 PM
Thank you everyone for your answers. Nicola, it is not me with the DCIS, I was asking for someone else. I will certainly pass along the information and I wish you well with your treatment. It makes you wonder what can be missed during dx.

If the DCIS turns out to be Her2 positive, I wonder if there is an oncologist out there who would prescribe Herceptin. Now that's EARLY bc!

Susan
helene
03-07-2006, 06:18 AM
my path report came back her2 positive 2+ fish stage I
herceptin was not recommended
does anyone know why
I only had radiation after lumpectomy and now arimides
jessica
03-07-2006, 10:59 AM
I'm dealing w/a recurrence in my breast right now...only 10weeks post Liver resection! thus far I've only had an FNA, but they were able to confirm ER/PR status AND HER2 status for me from just the FNA. This is the same disease path as my original dx- ER/PR-, Her2+++. Somehow, I feel a little better that I'm dealing with the same animal & not something totally new.