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margiermc · 10-25-2009, 01:04 PM

My dr. in tampa had a patient on herceptin, young - and treated her with radiation for brain met. she is 6 yrs ned, doing well - this is moffit cancer center in florida.
I do not have enough information on the subject - but, told dr told me that he will do an mri on my brain once a year since herceptin does not reach the brain, but the cancer does. This just made me even more scared, but
he is just doing the mri for vigilence - he cares, and I guess that's all i can ask for in a dr. I'm only a year into, this stuff - it's just all horrific to me - scared out of my mind. margie

10-25-2009, 01:04 PM	#8
margiermc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 94	Re: Brain tumor after 8 years on Herceptin My dr. in tampa had a patient on herceptin, young - and treated her with radiation for brain met. she is 6 yrs ned, doing well - this is moffit cancer center in florida. I do not have enough information on the subject - but, told dr told me that he will do an mri on my brain once a year since herceptin does not reach the brain, but the cancer does. This just made me even more scared, but he is just doing the mri for vigilence - he cares, and I guess that's all i can ask for in a dr. I'm only a year into, this stuff - it's just all horrific to me - scared out of my mind. margie