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StephN · 10-10-2005, 10:23 PM

There are so many of us living longer and better, that my med onc told me he is seeing more and more BC patients turn up with brain mets. He is a real fan of screening now! We just had this converstion last week when he was giving me my latest results.
Can't be too careful, although having had Herceptin should cut down the chances of brain mets a lot! Wish I could have had that sooner, but it was not generally avail and covered by ins. at that time - trials were quite new and they were random so I did not join one (maybe a mistake on my part - but then 20/20 hindsight does not get us anywhere, right?).

10-10-2005, 10:23 PM	#4
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Better to be safe! There are so many of us living longer and better, that my med onc told me he is seeing more and more BC patients turn up with brain mets. He is a real fan of screening now! We just had this converstion last week when he was giving me my latest results. Can't be too careful, although having had Herceptin should cut down the chances of brain mets a lot! Wish I could have had that sooner, but it was not generally avail and covered by ins. at that time - trials were quite new and they were random so I did not join one (maybe a mistake on my part - but then 20/20 hindsight does not get us anywhere, right?).