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It makes me nervous when I see that some people were only tested using FISH. It is possible to be negative by FISH, but positve (3+) by IHC. The tests measure Her2 in two different ways. I was negative by FISH, but 3+ by IHC and I would have missed out on Herceptin if my Onc had only relied on FISH. (I had both tests and treatment at a major NYC cancer center).
Jen
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dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o.
Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+)
lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes
(IVF in between surgery and chemo)
tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin
30 rads (or was it 35?)
Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06
Tamox
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