Re: Anyone out there have her2+ breast cancer in their family?
Good question, Lani. But so hard to answer, with all my family bc happening to those who are even older than I am, prior to HER2 testing.
Paternal
Aunt with ovarian cancer, around 15 years ago
Grandmother with breast cancer, around 50 years ago
Maternal
Mother with breast cancer, over 30 years ago
Older sister with breast cancers - 13 years ago IDC, and 3 years ago IBC
Aunt with breast cancer and mets to brain, over 50 years ago
Cousin with breast cancer, over 15 years ago
No recurrences among any of us. But most of us lived in the country (and we only chased the ice cream truck....!)
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
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