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Jeannette,
As you can see by reading some of the earlier posts, there is some controversy regarding diet/alternative therapy vs conventional treatment. I try to use the best of both worlds, as I'm now stage 4, and just try to make sure that any supplements and dietary additions have solid science behind the claims.
I don't know of any alternative therapy that is specifically targeted to the overexpression of Her2 receptor sites, but there is some evidence that when Herceptin "locks on" to those receptor sites on a cancer cell, it changes the structure of the cell's surface enough that the immune system can then recognize the cell as foreign and attacks it, contributing to the cells death. It therefore makes sense to me, and my oncologist agrees, that it's important to keep the immne system strong while receiving Herceptin. I hope this helps answer some of your questions, and if you are indeed eligible for a trial involving Herceptin and choose to enroll, I know we would all be extremely interested in following your progress. Keep us posted!
Hugs,
Lolly
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