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IrvineFriend · 09-26-2013, 04:45 PM

Hi Rachel, I'm curious. Was your cancer ER/PR positive? If so, what was the %? Breast cancer runs in my family big time and my relatives were ER/PR+. I had two types of cancer, one of which was ER/PR- (the predominant one) and the other had a very low ER/PR receptor number, like 8%. I saw a different Onc. today when I went in for Herceptin and he doesn't think I should be taking Tamox. at all because of increased risk of uterine cancer. Doesn't think the benefit outweighs the risk in my case because the majority of my cancer was the ER/PR- one. Anyone have thoughts on this? My Onc. is on vacation so he had someone overseeing chemo this week. Hate when they disagree, as it leaves me very confused! Personally, they can have my uterus, I don't really have a need for it.

Thanks everyone!!!!

-Julie

09-26-2013, 04:45 PM	#7
IrvineFriend Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Irvine, CA (Southern CA) Posts: 414	Re: Tomoxifin as preventative medicine Hi Rachel, I'm curious. Was your cancer ER/PR positive? If so, what was the %? Breast cancer runs in my family big time and my relatives were ER/PR+. I had two types of cancer, one of which was ER/PR- (the predominant one) and the other had a very low ER/PR receptor number, like 8%. I saw a different Onc. today when I went in for Herceptin and he doesn't think I should be taking Tamox. at all because of increased risk of uterine cancer. Doesn't think the benefit outweighs the risk in my case because the majority of my cancer was the ER/PR- one. Anyone have thoughts on this? My Onc. is on vacation so he had someone overseeing chemo this week. Hate when they disagree, as it leaves me very confused! Personally, they can have my uterus, I don't really have a need for it. Thanks everyone!!!! -Julie __________________ Julie Live in Orange County, CA Diagnosed with DCIS Oct. 2012 Bilateral Dec. 19, 2012 IDC, ER/PR-, Her2+++, Grade 3 Stage IIIa 15.6 cm 4/14 nodes + macrometastases First thing each morning, I try on my bathing suit. Then, nothing worse can happen the rest of the day.