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RhondaH · 11-30-2005, 10:49 AM

and I don't remember where, ER- bc tends to recur in the first 5 yrs and then sharply declines thereafter and that it is reversed for ER+ (less chance the first 5 yrs, but INCREASES AFTER 5 yrs). This would make sense due to ER- being more aggressive in nature. Though this is not ALWAYS the case as I think of Christine and others.

Rhonda Hoffman

11-30-2005, 10:49 AM	#6
RhondaH Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,516	I just read... and I don't remember where, ER- bc tends to recur in the first 5 yrs and then sharply declines thereafter and that it is reversed for ER+ (less chance the first 5 yrs, but INCREASES AFTER 5 yrs). This would make sense due to ER- being more aggressive in nature. Though this is not ALWAYS the case as I think of Christine and others. Rhonda Hoffman