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yes, there seem to be great strides in breast cancer treatments. Just look at how recent Herceptin is. Maybe because of our numbers. And we have a more routine, automatic screening, if people get their mammograms regularly. Ovarian cancer, as I understand it, has rather silent and vague symptoms. Breast cancer seems to have more visible spokeswomen too.... Whatever the reasons, I applaud the increased awareness and will do my share to make it greater.....for all cancer.....
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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