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Brain mets
Hi Everyone,
I have never done any online chatting before so please bear with me if I make mistakes.
Just read the info (copied and shown below) and am wondering if any of you have been having diagnostic testing while you are still symptom free? If so, what kind, e.g., MRI, CT?
Am I correct in assuming there is a benefit to early detection of brain mets?
Many thanks,
Karen t
Info copied from part of this website:
30% of all women with metastatic breast cancer will eventually
develop brain tumors. 30% of these women will not experience
symptoms until their tumors are too large to be treated through
non-invasive procedures.
Herceptin and other drugs may keep the primary cancer under
control but do not cross the blood brain barrier. This results in
HER2 positive patients having a higher incidence of brain tumors.
We encourage all metastatic breast cancer patients to request
brain MRI's to be performed on a regular basis. Be familiar with
all of the symptoms and immediately tell your oncologist should
you experience any of them.
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