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Hi Sandif,
Welcome to the site.
I was dx Stage 1c and had chemo and Herceptin and it was never even a discussion with my onc and surgeon. They both felt that it was nececssary given my Her2 status. I would definitely talk to your Onc about Herceptin, it has kept many of us Stage 1 girls from progressing any further. It seems to be pretty standard treatment these days even for women dx Stage 1 to get both chemo and herceptin. You may have to push your onc if you really want it or find a differnt onc who is more familiar with Her2+.
Hugs,
Patricia
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age 37 @ dx 7/21/05: IDC 1.5cm, grade III, Stage 1c, ER /PR+, HER2+,
7/29/05: Partial Mastectomy
dx 8/15/05: Papillary Thyroid Cancer
9/15/05: Total Thyroidectomy
A/C X 4 DD, 11 weekly Taxol + Herceptin, + 9 mos Herceptin Alone, 36x Rads, Lupron, Aromasin
7/29/07: 2 years NED :)
8/6/07 Oopherectomy (Lupron no more! :-)
Aromasin & Estring plus Synthroid and supplements
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