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ok i'll fill you in on a few:
ER+ eostrogen positive
PR+ progesterone positive.
HER-2 +++ means that is really over expressed so Herceptin works really well for that?? One + means doesn't overexpress too much. ( go to other area of board to find out how Her-2/ herceptin really works)
ECG-ecocardiogram.
MUGA- heart scan with radioactive subsatnce injected into your viens. most people seem to have them when taking herceptin.
Someone who has been on Herceptin for 4 years would be taking it for metastisis to other parts of the body. For early stage she will prob be on it for 1 year.
I would try to get your mum a CT scan and bone scan to see if it has spread.
That chemo she is having seems to be the most successful at the moment as seen in the recently released trial results.
Anti estrogen is Tamoxifen, Arimidex and more
Don't know what else to add. Just ask what you don't understand in particular and you will prob get lots of replies.
Good luck to you and your mum.
Christine
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