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Hopeful,
thank you for posting the link.
I certainly wish when I was first dx. that my dr. had bothered to mentioned my KI 67 level. I have always found it interesting that
three top dr. in NY never ever mentioned it....just the size of my
tumor (I certainly hope that by my case they have stopped doing that)
well, at least I know one of them has. But to move forward. When I went to Dr. Slamon he discussed the KI 67 level with me and said the
following "the dr. in NY missed the boat, since my KI 67 level was
high and chemo/herceptin should have been advised and the size of my tumor was not to be the focus" - my point being the following:
I think it is a shame that "ALL" dr. who are treating patients do not know what the value of these tests mean to their patients. It can make a major difference!
One of the reasons I love this board and the women and men on it!
We share our inforamtion, experiences, and hopefully our NED !
Regards,
Jean
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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
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