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breast changes
Al:
You are absolutely right for the "typical" her2 tumor that is er- pr- or weakly positive. I am told my my onc an surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering that when you are a strong triple positive ( which I am) those guidelines on rate of growth get skewed - hence the 3 -5 year estimate from the surgeon. Also skewing the numbers is th fact that not only strongly triple positive I also had three tumors growing right next to each other independant ( the smaller may have been a focal - not sure because it was so small .1 mm)
I could not have had better care than where I was treated botht he onc and the surgeon are very well regarded and have are top researchers in their repsected fields. Yet neither had ever seen anything quite like this - hence my searching for answers and finding this sight -which has been wonderful.
But interestingly I can pin point the changes in my breasts corrolating back the 5 years and in the past three before diagnosis was particularly bothersome and I was not menapausal and in excellent physical shape so weight wasn't the reason for the changes.
Interestingly I asked the onc about the increase and chnages in breats size prior to diagnosis and she said she has heard it before but obody has ever done " a study" There was a study out of Harvard that suggested women with smaller frames ( 32, 34) and cup size C and larger were at an increased risk for developing breast cancer. Go figure.
Susanne
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