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I have done this
My oncologist (BC spec) does this regularly to prolong hormaonal treatment tiem in general and I had 6 months of regression this way (with my own estrogen-went off zolodex) after progression on aromasin after a while. It is very hard to induce menopause in my body I ususally need zolodex every 3 weks to maintain low estradiol levels. when this approach began to falter we did not reign in my estradiol fast enough and i progressed enough to react with chemo. Point is this can work , but you have to really know the individual. the onc I see in Denver has had woemn respond this way for as few as 5 months to as many as 22 months. I'm glad to see the recent studies and postings regarding this as so many think i'm crazy to try it.
thanks!
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with love and gratitude,
joy
dx stage I 2/2000*er/pr+; her- per IHC*lumpectomy*4 rounds A/C*30 rads*tamoxifen*dx stage 4 5/2002*huge mets to liver*tiny mets to lungs*stopped tamoxifen*5/02 taxotere/xeloda*her 2 checked with FiSH-her2+++herceptin *2/03 stopped chemo femara w/herceptin*zolodex*04 switched to aromasin w/herceptin*05 high estrogen tx*11/05taxol/carbo*7/06 stopped chemo; megace/herceptin*9/06navelbine/herceptin*5/07tykerb/xeloda great response*4/08 progression in liver; ooph/ faslodex /herceptin
6/08 began Herceptin DM-1
9/08 progression
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