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JennyB · 03-10-2012, 09:40 PM

I would think that CT scan is standard for initial diagnosis of Her2 breast cancer as size of tumour doesn't necessarily equate to stage? It's not as if a Stage 2 diagnosis then goes through the 3 stages en route to 4 it is a straight jump and not predictable either.
I was not given the choice of whether to scan or not so I would presume it is standard of care with the Her2 diagnosis in Australia.
Any future scans are only done here with symptoms or 'ear bashing' of oncologist in my case!!

Jenny

03-10-2012, 09:40 PM	#3
JennyB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port Hedland, Australia Posts: 382	Re: CT Scan standard for stage 2? I would think that CT scan is standard for initial diagnosis of Her2 breast cancer as size of tumour doesn't necessarily equate to stage? It's not as if a Stage 2 diagnosis then goes through the 3 stages en route to 4 it is a straight jump and not predictable either. I was not given the choice of whether to scan or not so I would presume it is standard of care with the Her2 diagnosis in Australia. Any future scans are only done here with symptoms or 'ear bashing' of oncologist in my case!! Jenny __________________ Diagnosed Nov '10 IDC whilst pregnant with 2nd child Her 2 ++ ER/PR + but weak and patchy 50% + 5% Left mastectomy Dec '10, 6cm tumour 1 of 2 lymph (micro mets) Clear margins but lymphovasculer invasion Stage 3a Grade 3 Fec 100 x 3 Jan '11 Taxotere X 3 and Herceptin X 1yr Staging scans - CT brain & body and bone - May '11 - NED!! Start Femara - in chemo induced menapause 25 Rads June '11 Dec '11 Menstruation resumed - zoladex inj monthly and Tamoxifen Feb '12 Back on Femera and Zoladex March '12 CT brain & body & bone scan all clear Zometa x2/yearly April '12 - Oopherectomy Praying the Herceptin is as good as its hype!!