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Julie2 · 09-17-2007, 06:54 PM

Hi Kathy,

When I had the neoadjuvant Taxol before my mastectomy My lump in the breast (4cm) and lymphnodes were totally melted away but the DCIS under the lump was still there. The reason my onc gave for that is the chemo will take care of the fastly growing cells but it is not effective in clearing the DCIS. Hope this helps. For this reason I think Herceptin with chemo is a better choice.( I could not take Taxol with Herceptin )

Julie

09-17-2007, 06:54 PM	#4
Julie2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 556	Hi Kathy, When I had the neoadjuvant Taxol before my mastectomy My lump in the breast (4cm) and lymphnodes were totally melted away but the DCIS under the lump was still there. The reason my onc gave for that is the chemo will take care of the fastly growing cells but it is not effective in clearing the DCIS. Hope this helps. For this reason I think Herceptin with chemo is a better choice.( I could not take Taxol with Herceptin ) Julie __________________ Diagnosed in Sept 2004 while pregnant with the second child. Stage 3b, tumor 4.5cm, 4 auxillary and supraclav node positive. Her2+++ FISH 9.4 and er-,pr-. Had dose dense neoadjuvant AC,Taxol then mastectomy,radiation+xeloda+Herceptin.