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Becky · 08-08-2006, 03:30 PM

Lani

You may have seen my reference to my mother this week. My mom is Her2 negative (it was tested then since it was 2000 - I guess they just did it). She was 95% ER and 90% PR. (I am only 50% ER and PR negative but, of course, Her 2 +++). My mom has 2 sisters with BC who were diagnosed in the same age group as my mom was (70+ yrs old) and they are doing well. However, in 1990, their youngest sister was diagnosed at age 48 (I was 45) and had 19 lymph nodes involved with a tumor that was less than an inch long. Since she passed away in 1993, nobody knows anything except an aunt who cared for her. My aunt was not hormone positive as she was not given tamoxifen. Therefore, she was either Her2+ or triple negative (and they probably didn't test for Her2 in 1990 or 1993 because I don't even know when it was discovered). She had chemo and lost her hair but nobody knows what she was given.

Thanks for all the info you post Lani.

Kind regards

Becky

08-08-2006, 03:30 PM	#3
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Lani You may have seen my reference to my mother this week. My mom is Her2 negative (it was tested then since it was 2000 - I guess they just did it). She was 95% ER and 90% PR. (I am only 50% ER and PR negative but, of course, Her 2 +++). My mom has 2 sisters with BC who were diagnosed in the same age group as my mom was (70+ yrs old) and they are doing well. However, in 1990, their youngest sister was diagnosed at age 48 (I was 45) and had 19 lymph nodes involved with a tumor that was less than an inch long. Since she passed away in 1993, nobody knows anything except an aunt who cared for her. My aunt was not hormone positive as she was not given tamoxifen. Therefore, she was either Her2+ or triple negative (and they probably didn't test for Her2 in 1990 or 1993 because I don't even know when it was discovered). She had chemo and lost her hair but nobody knows what she was given. Thanks for all the info you post Lani. Kind regards Becky