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About 1/3 of all bc patients are HER2+. Of that group, about 2/3 have tremendous benefits from Herceptin. The other 1/3 must use Herceptin in conjunction with a chemo drug for its full effectiveness OR Herceptin doesn't seem to help at all.
Does that make sense?
99 women with breast cancer=33 are HER2positive.
Of the 33 positive women, 22 will benefit from Herceptin alone.
The other 11 will not benefit or will benefit only when combined with chemo.
Anyway, I have no idea why I got into that!
While Taxol will work to kill cancer cells, Herceptin will work to put the brakes on cancer cells, holding them in place until they die a natural death or the Taxol kills them.
The taxol/Herceptin is a very good combo. Your side effects should be few. But if you lost your hair with A/C, expect more of the same with Taxol.
Keep us posted!
Love and light,
Lisa
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