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Barbara2 · 05-13-2010, 04:30 PM

Early on in my breast cancer, I had read frightening things about this "cyclin E" which made me quite nervous about the prospect of having high levels of that, too. I asked my onc if we could check for cyclin E and he said we could, but I was too afraid to do it, so let it go.

05-13-2010, 04:30 PM	#9
Barbara2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota. Posts: 621	Re: as subtypes of her2+ breast cancer discovered, a particularly nasty one ID'd Early on in my breast cancer, I had read frightening things about this "cyclin E" which made me quite nervous about the prospect of having high levels of that, too. I asked my onc if we could check for cyclin E and he said we could, but I was too afraid to do it, so let it go. __________________ Blessings and Peace, Barbara DX Oct 02 @ age 52 Stage 2B Grade 3 Mastectomy "at least" 4.5 cm IDC 1+node ER+61% /PR- Assiciated Intraductual component with Comedo Necrosis Her2+ FISH8.6 IHC 2+ 5 1/2 CEF Arimidex Celebrex 400mg daily for 13 months Prophylactic mastectomy Estradiol #: 13 PTEN positive, "late" Herceptin (26 months after chemo) Oct 05: Actonel for osteopenia from Arimidex. May 08: Replaced Actonel with Zometa . Taking every 6 months. Accepting the gift of life, I give thanks for it and live it in fullness.