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michele u · 10-20-2005, 05:37 PM

Joe, Thanks for the great article on Her2. It was confusing, but i think i learned alittle.

Cheryl,
I looked at your post. It seems to me your FISH score is 5. Alot of women i've talked to had 5 score. I think that number comes from how much of the Her2 markers are in a certain amount of the slide when looking under the microscope.A score of 10 has been the highest that i know of, but i'm sure there is more. I looked back on my FISH recently and there was a big 10 on the top of the report. The main thing with Her2 positive breast cancer, is that if it is any plus 1,2,or 3 you can use Herceptin which is a good thing, i think. Like the news is saying today, Herceptin is changing the face of breast cancer!!

Oh and Joe, i did see Dr. Slamon on TV today. I would loveeee to meet him and say "Thanks for saving my life"

10-20-2005, 05:37 PM	#4
michele u Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Henderson, NE Posts: 413	Joe, Thanks for the great article on Her2. It was confusing, but i think i learned alittle. Cheryl, I looked at your post. It seems to me your FISH score is 5. Alot of women i've talked to had 5 score. I think that number comes from how much of the Her2 markers are in a certain amount of the slide when looking under the microscope.A score of 10 has been the highest that i know of, but i'm sure there is more. I looked back on my FISH recently and there was a big 10 on the top of the report. The main thing with Her2 positive breast cancer, is that if it is any plus 1,2,or 3 you can use Herceptin which is a good thing, i think. Like the news is saying today, Herceptin is changing the face of breast cancer!! Oh and Joe, i did see Dr. Slamon on TV today. I would loveeee to meet him and say "Thanks for saving my life"