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01-05-2005, 11:50 AM

Hi there,
Are you sure about these stats. They seem grim to me. Especially considering that chemo is supposed to cut the chance of recurrence between 30-40 %. If you look up survival statistics, it also depends on the initial stage of diagnosis and the type of tumor you have: ie: ER/PR status, HER2 status, lympho-vascular inv., tumor grade etc... I don't think it's as black and white as you said. Our onc. said that most women with early stage breast cancer have a "GOOD" chance of being cured. That is open to interpretation but I think that the cure rate must be around 60-70% with adjuvant Herceptin. I would love to hear other info.

01-05-2005, 11:50 AM	#3
_anne_ Guest Posts: n/a	Hi there, Are you sure about these stats. They seem grim to me. Especially considering that chemo is supposed to cut the chance of recurrence between 30-40 %. If you look up survival statistics, it also depends on the initial stage of diagnosis and the type of tumor you have: ie: ER/PR status, HER2 status, lympho-vascular inv., tumor grade etc... I don't think it's as black and white as you said. Our onc. said that most women with early stage breast cancer have a "GOOD" chance of being cured. That is open to interpretation but I think that the cure rate must be around 60-70% with adjuvant Herceptin. I would love to hear other info.