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Hello,
I saw your dx and went through the similiar dx with my mom except for being IIb. My husband and I consulted 3 diff. oncologists and their consensus was to get the most aggresive treatment that you can in early stage BC. That means Adriamycin or Epirubicin, Cytoxan, Taxol or Taxotere on a dose dense schedule if you can handle it. And the benefits of Herceptin now is the only question. I could not find any statistics to share with you. But my opinion is that it might cut down the rate of recurrence by another 30-50%. No one knows for sure yet and believe me I have been looking for results on these trials for the past year. If anyone knows for sure, I would be trilled to know. Regardless, you are lucky in the sense that you have an ER+ tumor and can have Arimidex for 5 years afterward. Please ask your doctor to reconsider Herceptin. I have read some people even got their insurance to pay for it. All the best and try to find another doctor if you disagree with your current one.
XOXO
Anne
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