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Susan,
Glad you tested negative for BRCAI and II. I had the blood drawn for the BRCA testing but have not received the results back yet. There is a very strong history of both breast and ovarian cancer in my family. Even before my oncologist and I discussed the genetic testing she told me that since I have breast cancer the risk of my daughters getting cancer is automatically higher. She recommended that my 2 daughters begin getting mammograms at age 30. My oldest daughter (31) got her first mammo and got the call from her primary care physican that she had to go back and get a diagnostic mammo. Oh how the fear set in!! Thank God it turned out to be only a cyst. My other daughter is 30 and she has not scheduled her mammo yet even though I'm pushing her. I don't want my daughter's to have to go through what I have with this dreadful disease. I pray they never will.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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