Aviv,
If it is impossible for you to get Lapatinib in Israel under conditions your mother can tolerate a temporary alternative must be found until Lapatinib is approved (around March 2007 in the USA) & oncologists can prescribe it as they see fit.
The three alternatives I am thinking about (there are probabably more) are:
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Temodar
Xeloda®/Temodar® Effective for Breast Cancer Spread to Brain
http://syndication.cancerconsultants...cumentId=38017
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Boswellia Serrata
http://www.her2support.org/vbulleti...ead.php?t=25524
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intrathecal Herceptin
This is an experimental use of Herceptin injected in the spine to overcome the brain-blood barrier. Has been successfully used in a single patient in Germany.See some info in
http://patient.cancerconsultants.com/news.aspx?id=36779
http://www.her2support.org/vbulletin...ad.php?t=26104
Good luck.