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AlaskaAngel · 11-29-2005, 12:36 PM

"However, we do know that anyone who is HER2+++ and is either recently diagnosed or who is less than 6 months out from completing treatment IS recommended to have Herceptin."

I just want to note that the broad recommendations for treating breast cancer in 2002 that recommended consideration of chemotherapy did not include those with tumors under 0.5 cm, in case that helps. And even those between 0.5 and 1.0 cm were generally not recommended to have chemotherapy. So the use of Herceptin given the possibility of damage to the heart would probably be viewed in that same light.

11-29-2005, 12:36 PM	#10
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Correction to prior post "However, we do know that anyone who is HER2+++ and is either recently diagnosed or who is less than 6 months out from completing treatment IS recommended to have Herceptin." I just want to note that the broad recommendations for treating breast cancer in 2002 that recommended consideration of chemotherapy did not include those with tumors under 0.5 cm, in case that helps. And even those between 0.5 and 1.0 cm were generally not recommended to have chemotherapy. So the use of Herceptin given the possibility of damage to the heart would probably be viewed in that same light.