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TSund · 03-16-2008, 07:57 PM

What IS the % of help? I understand obviously that the higher ER you are the more likely to benefit, and the more riskier your cancer is the greater percentage benefit just as with chemo.

I'd also like to know the situation with post-12 month Herceptin and Tamoxifen. Is the theory that the Herceptin will continue to enable the Tamoxifen from acting in the negative ways we know it can on Her2 cancer without Herceptin?

03-16-2008, 07:57 PM	#9
TSund Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: DFW area (TX) Posts: 431	What IS the % of help? I understand obviously that the higher ER you are the more likely to benefit, and the more riskier your cancer is the greater percentage benefit just as with chemo. I'd also like to know the situation with post-12 month Herceptin and Tamoxifen. Is the theory that the Herceptin will continue to enable the Tamoxifen from acting in the negative ways we know it can on Her2 cancer without Herceptin? __________________ Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable 100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++ 6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage 1 year Herceptin till 6/08 MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells" now 50% ER+, PR- ??? Rads finished 1/16/08 Added Tamoxifen, Finished Herceptin 05/08 NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest.