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Barbara · 06-27-2006, 08:03 AM

Hi:

I can remember from previous posts that there are a few Stage II and III gals getting Herceptin for longer than two years. I was wondering why your oncologist pursued this uncharted course. Was it because he or she felt that your odds of re-occurrence was so high that there was nothing to loose and possibly something to gain or was it because you agressively pursued longer treatment beased on the re-occurrence curve for hormone negative cancers?

Barbara

06-27-2006, 08:03 AM	#1
Barbara Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Payson, Arizona Posts: 96	Any Stage II or III' Ladies getting Herceptin beyond Year Two Hi: I can remember from previous posts that there are a few Stage II and III gals getting Herceptin for longer than two years. I was wondering why your oncologist pursued this uncharted course. Was it because he or she felt that your odds of re-occurrence was so high that there was nothing to loose and possibly something to gain or was it because you agressively pursued longer treatment beased on the re-occurrence curve for hormone negative cancers? Barbara