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Old 12-03-2009, 05:29 AM   #2
whatz
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Re: Swine flu/herceptin

I don't know about that but my onc recommended against the vaccine for me and my family. Her reasoning: she wasn't going to take it either due to her concern that it had made it to market very fast and she wasn't convinced it was safe.
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