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Re: The weakly er+ group
Hi Dianne,
I was given a creative solution since I am weakly ER+ and had osteopenia as well. I was given Evista (Raloxifene). Although Evista is a drug for increasing bone density, trials have shown that it has the same benefits as Tamoxifen with far less side effects.
Something you may want to discuss with your onc...
hugs,
shobha
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DX: 06-30-2007 - left breast -stage IIIB, Her2/Neu 3+++, ER weakly positive, PR-
Taxol+herceptin weekly for 3 months
FEC+herceptin every 3 weeks for 3 months
BRCA 1 and 2 - Negative
Jan 2008 - Bilateral mastectomy, prophylactic Rt. side.
Radiation for 5 weeks
Completed my yr of herceptin on 07-14-2008
Brain MRI - 3/2/09 Clean
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