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I'm on the bcmets.org e-mail list and there are quite a few people there with bone mets who are treated with hormonals first. Some for as long as 5-6 years before receiving chemo.
I think the treatment tends to differ depending on the spread of the disease and the aggressiveness.
Your friend can always ask for a 2nd opinion, but I wouldn't say her current treatment sounds out of line.
Though she should find out her her2 status. If she's getting weekly IV's that are not chemo, and they are administered without a break in between, then I would say there's a good chance she's on herceptin.
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