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Carol,
Yes, triple negative means, er/pr- and her2-. You made a comment that in your support group, there were no other women who were Her2+++. We were pretty shocked in our group, when we found out there were 5 of us out of 15 who were Her2+++. I was the one who brought it to our attention, explaining that only 20% to 30% of bc is Her2+++.
Interestingly enough, most doctors in this area were not testing for Her2 in early stage bc. Their theory was, that, Herceptin was not being used for early stage bc, so they didn't need to test. When all of the trial results came out, I insisted that they test me and then, so did several other women in my support group. I probably still wouldn't know if I hadn't pushed! Maybe some of the women in your group have not been tested either.
Karen
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