Survival rate is improving in HER2 positive breast cancer patients

[News]

Trends indicate that survival is improving in patients with metastatic breast cancer, especially in those patients whose tumours are described as being HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) positive, a surgical oncologist will say today (Friday 26 March) at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference.

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[Midwest Alice]

This is good news :)

[Chicagomom]

Can anyone tell me about the different levels of HER2+? I am HER2+++
Is this worse than HER2+? What does this mean for my prognosis?
Thanks

[adriabold]

If this is true then this is a good sign of relief among woman. But the statistical reports about breast cancer survival rates (http://www.womenhealthzone.com/womens-health/breast-cancer/what-are-the-breast-cancer-survival-rates/) is the same without any improvement.

Worried if some one can research on how to stop this and make it to "0". I am keenly looking out for that. This causes just because of ignorance and laziness.