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Becky · 05-28-2008, 05:25 PM

Do NOT think of survivorship as time (ie: 18 months, 4 yrs etc), think of it as the journey of your life. Who cares if we have to wait 20 yrs to be deemed "cured". Are you really willing to wait 20 yrs of worry to think that cancer won't come back? And then what, a different disease condition? Nobody knows recurrence rates because 10 yrs ago there wasn't Aromatase inhibitors, taxanes, AC, dense dose, weekly treatment, TCH, Herceptin, Tykerb, Avastin, Tarceva, Sutent, Pertuzamab, vaccines, Imprexa, Gemzar, etc. So you see, what will it be in 10 yrs from now - 2 yrs from now? And, Herceptin (early) helps - but not everyone needs it to do well - not at all. Get your walking shoes on!

05-28-2008, 05:25 PM	#30
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Do NOT think of survivorship as time (ie: 18 months, 4 yrs etc), think of it as the journey of your life. Who cares if we have to wait 20 yrs to be deemed "cured". Are you really willing to wait 20 yrs of worry to think that cancer won't come back? And then what, a different disease condition? Nobody knows recurrence rates because 10 yrs ago there wasn't Aromatase inhibitors, taxanes, AC, dense dose, weekly treatment, TCH, Herceptin, Tykerb, Avastin, Tarceva, Sutent, Pertuzamab, vaccines, Imprexa, Gemzar, etc. So you see, what will it be in 10 yrs from now - 2 yrs from now? And, Herceptin (early) helps - but not everyone needs it to do well - not at all. Get your walking shoes on! __________________ 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"