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Just want to clarify peak in recurrence rates.
They are the same for ER+ and ER- disease - 2 years. However, highly hormone positive bc also has another peak at about 7-8 yrs out (which is not as large as the 2 yr peak) that hormone negative disease does not have. All bc can recur years and years out but it really declines after about 4-5 years. It just rebounds again for the highly hormone positive. This probably substantiates how effect Tamoxifen is for ER+/PR+ disease and the use of another 5 yrs of Femara after 5 yrs of Tamoxifen.
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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"
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