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tousled1 · 06-17-2006, 10:43 AM

My oncologist told me that the chances of my breast cancer being geneticly inherited were extremely slim due to the HER2 status. According to her, most HER2 cancers are not genetically inherited, therefore most people with HER2 breast cancer will test negative for BRAC! and BRAC2.

P.S. I was Stage III when diagnosed and nothing other than fibrocystic disease showed up on any of my previous mamos which I had every year.

06-17-2006, 10:43 AM	#2
tousled1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,104	Regarding genetics and breast cancer My oncologist told me that the chances of my breast cancer being geneticly inherited were extremely slim due to the HER2 status. According to her, most HER2 cancers are not genetically inherited, therefore most people with HER2 breast cancer will test negative for BRAC! and BRAC2. P.S. I was Stage III when diagnosed and nothing other than fibrocystic disease showed up on any of my previous mamos which I had every year. __________________ Kate Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58) ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2% Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006 14 of 26 nodes positive Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007 Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006 BRCA1/BRCA2 negative Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking. March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra Last edited by tousled1; 06-17-2006 at 10:50 AM.. Reason: P.S.