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Becky · 07-17-2007, 07:25 PM

Sheila

Marcia is right that there may be some info there but there may be more under stomach cancer as these tumors tend to be mets from gastric cancer more than breast cancer.

Remember - this is NOT ovarian cancer. These tumors are only a secondary cancer that are mets from elsewhere - in your case from your breast cancer. Therefore, you should receive the same treatment one might get who develops mets to the lungs, bones, liver - the more common mets sites. Think of it in those terms and discuss with your onc if Herceptin, taxanes (plus the Faslodex you are on) are of use. I would imagine they would be.

07-17-2007, 07:25 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Sheila Marcia is right that there may be some info there but there may be more under stomach cancer as these tumors tend to be mets from gastric cancer more than breast cancer. Remember - this is NOT ovarian cancer. These tumors are only a secondary cancer that are mets from elsewhere - in your case from your breast cancer. Therefore, you should receive the same treatment one might get who develops mets to the lungs, bones, liver - the more common mets sites. Think of it in those terms and discuss with your onc if Herceptin, taxanes (plus the Faslodex you are on) are of use. I would imagine they would be. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"