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caya · 10-07-2008, 07:35 PM

Diana - I did not know Tykerb was not approved yet here in Canada - I do know that Herceptin got approved because one woman went to one of the national papers (I think the Globe and Mail) with her story that Herceptin could be her 'cure" and how it should be approved here. Lo and behold, it was...
If you have all the facts about Tykerb - (how many countries have approved it, success rates, costs etc.) you might aproach the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and/or the Canadian Cancer Society to take up this cause with the government/press.

all the best
caya

10-07-2008, 07:35 PM	#12
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Diana - I did not know Tykerb was not approved yet here in Canada - I do know that Herceptin got approved because one woman went to one of the national papers (I think the Globe and Mail) with her story that Herceptin could be her 'cure" and how it should be approved here. Lo and behold, it was... If you have all the facts about Tykerb - (how many countries have approved it, success rates, costs etc.) you might aproach the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and/or the Canadian Cancer Society to take up this cause with the government/press. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!