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Jean · 12-27-2007, 09:44 AM

Shadow,
I respect your thoughts on a natural approach and I like Andi and mostly every women on this site, take supplements, also I am strict with
my diet and eat clean and wise, of course positive energy is included.
Okay with all that said.....It is especially important to understand HER 2
I am not a person who lives by the stats....since we are unique and our
bodies have our very own genes....so do not put so much faith in those stats.
They are great if you fall into the safe numbers...but what if you are in the 10% group? One never knows....I know this...I have friends who smoke, drink, eat all the wrong foods and are doing great and do not have bc.
Why? Who knows....I have known woman who have never eaten meat,
followed clean diets etc. etc. and they did get bc....These questions will take years to be answered....and for sure it lies within our genes. While at S.A. the top dr. were divided in their opinons ....these are people who have studied this diesease for over 30 yrs....very disturbing to hear.
Especially in the area of early breast cancer. It is only the last few years
that more woman are being dx. with early stage bc due to mammograms and new technology. DCIS has just recently started to be treated as a cancer not just a pre-cancer...unlike a few years ago. We the newly dx. early stagers will be providing the data that will determine the proper treatment. Stop worrying about the size of the bc....it means nothing, yes it is favorable but bc is bc and tumor cells are present. period.. It is like being a little bit pregnant.
Most important check into your pathology report and study it well.
What was your KI 67 levels, how fast was the tumor proliferating?
These are important questions to be answered, forget the size we all know now you can be a woman who presents with a 2CM tumor and not
have recurrance and a woman with a tiny aggressive tumor can move forward with stage 4....are you getting the point about size...and stats?
Study your path report...it will give you answers.
The hardest part is making a decsion. We are all here to support you
and help you....wishing you the very best...please let us know what you
decide to do.

Kind Regards,
Jean

12-27-2007, 09:44 AM	#19
Jean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,154	2 cents worth....and food for thought Shadow, I respect your thoughts on a natural approach and I like Andi and mostly every women on this site, take supplements, also I am strict with my diet and eat clean and wise, of course positive energy is included. Okay with all that said.....It is especially important to understand HER 2 I am not a person who lives by the stats....since we are unique and our bodies have our very own genes....so do not put so much faith in those stats. They are great if you fall into the safe numbers...but what if you are in the 10% group? One never knows....I know this...I have friends who smoke, drink, eat all the wrong foods and are doing great and do not have bc. Why? Who knows....I have known woman who have never eaten meat, followed clean diets etc. etc. and they did get bc....These questions will take years to be answered....and for sure it lies within our genes. While at S.A. the top dr. were divided in their opinons ....these are people who have studied this diesease for over 30 yrs....very disturbing to hear. Especially in the area of early breast cancer. It is only the last few years that more woman are being dx. with early stage bc due to mammograms and new technology. DCIS has just recently started to be treated as a cancer not just a pre-cancer...unlike a few years ago. We the newly dx. early stagers will be providing the data that will determine the proper treatment. Stop worrying about the size of the bc....it means nothing, yes it is favorable but bc is bc and tumor cells are present. period.. It is like being a little bit pregnant. Most important check into your pathology report and study it well. What was your KI 67 levels, how fast was the tumor proliferating? These are important questions to be answered, forget the size we all know now you can be a woman who presents with a 2CM tumor and not have recurrance and a woman with a tiny aggressive tumor can move forward with stage 4....are you getting the point about size...and stats? Study your path report...it will give you answers. The hardest part is making a decsion. We are all here to support you and help you....wishing you the very best...please let us know what you decide to do. Kind Regards, Jean __________________ Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05 Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC Node Neg. (Sentinel node) ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH Ki-67 40% Arimidex 5/05 Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05 Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk TOPO 11 neg. 4/06 Stopped Arimidex 5/06 TCH 5/06, 6 treatments Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr. 9/06 Completed chemo Started Femara Sept. 2006 Last edited by Jean; 12-27-2007 at 10:02 AM..