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Christine · 10-10-2005, 08:56 PM

Hi Ladies
Brain metastases usually is at higher sisk at stages 3b or stage 4. Hormone status being + or - is not an indicator. The fact is that all breast cancer has a grade, the higher the grade the higher the risk. , and the longer we live the higher the risk. Having her2 also incresess the risk;however early treatment with herceptin may prevent all this from happening. We are now starting to recognize our weaknesses and our strengths. With the help of adjuvant herceptin therapy, many may be saved from brain invasion. Many of the recently dxed patients with her2+ BC are taking herceptin for a year hoping to avoid a relapse.
We do however, advise you to ask your onc to for a routine Brain MRI, especially if you are stage 3 or 4, w/ or w/o Symptoms It is important to get an early DX.
Hope this helps to answer your ???'s. My warm well wishes to you all
Higs, Christine

10-10-2005, 08:56 PM	#11
Christine Founder - HER2 Support Group Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 361	Brain mets status Hi Ladies Brain metastases usually is at higher sisk at stages 3b or stage 4. Hormone status being + or - is not an indicator. The fact is that all breast cancer has a grade, the higher the grade the higher the risk. , and the longer we live the higher the risk. Having her2 also incresess the risk;however early treatment with herceptin may prevent all this from happening. We are now starting to recognize our weaknesses and our strengths. With the help of adjuvant herceptin therapy, many may be saved from brain invasion. Many of the recently dxed patients with her2+ BC are taking herceptin for a year hoping to avoid a relapse. We do however, advise you to ask your onc to for a routine Brain MRI, especially if you are stage 3 or 4, w/ or w/o Symptoms It is important to get an early DX. Hope this helps to answer your ???'s. My warm well wishes to you all Higs, Christine