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MJo · 11-02-2007, 07:27 AM

I've gone to two lectures about breast cancer recently, and was unpleasantly reminded that Her2 is still a nasty cancer to have, even though we now have Herceptin. Both oncologists said "Her2 spreads more quickly and is more likely to recur. Yuk. I wanted to forget about that. The doctors also said they treat Stage I, II and III so aggressively when it's first diagnosed because that's gives us the best chance of being cured. I'm not a doctor, but until there is an absolute cure for Her2, I wouldn't take chances and I'd be aggressive in treating it.

11-02-2007, 07:27 AM	#13
MJo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilmington, Del. Posts: 1,126	I've gone to two lectures about breast cancer recently, and was unpleasantly reminded that Her2 is still a nasty cancer to have, even though we now have Herceptin. Both oncologists said "Her2 spreads more quickly and is more likely to recur. Yuk. I wanted to forget about that. The doctors also said they treat Stage I, II and III so aggressively when it's first diagnosed because that's gives us the best chance of being cured. I'm not a doctor, but until there is an absolute cure for Her2, I wouldn't take chances and I'd be aggressive in treating it. __________________ MJO IDC, Stage I, Grade 2 Oncotype DX Score 32 Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg. Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins 3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4) 4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well) 36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score) 2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara Finished Femara May 2011