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Joe · 03-11-2009, 07:02 PM

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There are no long term side effects from Herceptin. There are several here who have taken it for more than 9 years.

There also have been some very few ladies who stopped Herceptin after 9 years and did not yet suffer a recurrence.

There have been studies with those that were in the aduvant study that had recurrences after they were out of treatment, but these recurrences were held in check after Herceptin was reintroduced.

Regards
Joe

03-11-2009, 07:02 PM	#3
Joe Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Home of the "Flying Tomato" Carlsbad, CA Posts: 2,036	Norwegian, There are no long term side effects from Herceptin. There are several here who have taken it for more than 9 years. There also have been some very few ladies who stopped Herceptin after 9 years and did not yet suffer a recurrence. There have been studies with those that were in the aduvant study that had recurrences after they were out of treatment, but these recurrences were held in check after Herceptin was reintroduced. Regards Joe __________________ A Proud webmaster to the internet's most informed, educated, COMPASSIONATE and caring group of breast cancer survivors. Illegitimi non carborundum My Album