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Maggie · 01-29-2006, 10:43 AM

I asked my oncologist what grade my cancer was as I had never seen or was told it. He said my kind of cancer isn't graded and perhaps only 15% have it. It's Infiltrating Medullary Carsinoma. I.2 cent. ER/PR neg HER/2 3+++ strong, no lymph nodes involved. I was Tested by IHC and had to be tested by FISH, too before I got Herceptin. They said they knew it would be.

I have never seen anyone write 3+++ strong before. Has anyone here?

I was treated aggressivly with A/C and 33 rads. Finished treatment 12/23/04.
Started Herceptin every three weeks the end of November. Doing well so far, too!

Maggie

01-29-2006, 10:43 AM	#6
Maggie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania Posts: 110	I asked my oncologist what grade my cancer was as I had never seen or was told it. He said my kind of cancer isn't graded and perhaps only 15% have it. It's Infiltrating Medullary Carsinoma. I.2 cent. ER/PR neg HER/2 3+++ strong, no lymph nodes involved. I was Tested by IHC and had to be tested by FISH, too before I got Herceptin. They said they knew it would be. I have never seen anyone write 3+++ strong before. Has anyone here? I was treated aggressivly with A/C and 33 rads. Finished treatment 12/23/04. Started Herceptin every three weeks the end of November. Doing well so far, too! Maggie