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tricia keegan · 11-29-2007, 01:04 AM

Thanks Lani, I actually just saw this report on the BBC news about an hour ago where it got the headline and my heart sank. This kind of report no one needs, in an ideal world there'd be money for both but the 500 patients it has helped may be dead today without it.
I recall the fight some of th eladies in the Uk had, during treatments to secure herceptin and hope this does'nt change the situation for them.

11-29-2007, 01:04 AM	#2
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Thanks Lani, I actually just saw this report on the BBC news about an hour ago where it got the headline and my heart sank. This kind of report no one needs, in an ideal world there'd be money for both but the 500 patients it has helped may be dead today without it. I recall the fight some of th eladies in the Uk had, during treatments to secure herceptin and hope this does'nt change the situation for them. __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!