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Re: STATS I need help with
I guess it depends upon several other factors too. Not sure, but size of tumour is one factor, ER/PR status, grade of tumour are other factors as well as lymph node involvement, vascular invasion present or not. There may be more and I'm sure there will be other members on board soon to point them out? Oh, whether or not the person is her2 positive, and how much, is a determining factor as well.
Percents are difficult as they do not take into consideration such important things as lifestyle and diet which can either increase or decrease the odds.
That's my two cents worth.
Diannes
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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