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jellybean · 10-18-2010, 08:34 AM

I hope your treatment is going well. If you are 30 years old and on Femara, you should also be receiving Zoladex or Lupron to surpress your ovarian function, if you have not had your ovaries removed. If your ovaries are functioning, Femara can actually stimulate cancer growth. I am 48, and my onc won't risk taking me off Zoladex. I am not sure why frequent monitoring of estradiol level would not be enough, however.

10-18-2010, 08:34 AM	#9
jellybean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 46	Re: Intro - and Herceptin and Tykerb for 30 yeard old with stage iv, mets to liver I hope your treatment is going well. If you are 30 years old and on Femara, you should also be receiving Zoladex or Lupron to surpress your ovarian function, if you have not had your ovaries removed. If your ovaries are functioning, Femara can actually stimulate cancer growth. I am 48, and my onc won't risk taking me off Zoladex. I am not sure why frequent monitoring of estradiol level would not be enough, however.