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panicked911 · 04-08-2007, 02:17 PM

Hi:
My oncologist at a major Ny medical cancer center said no way to tamoxifen during the first 5 years or new studies are doen that revela something radically different. i am highly er nd pr positive as well as her2 positive. At age 43 - I was close enough to menapaus to be thrusted into it with lupron so i could take the AI's.
All three oncs I saw said the same thing - cuting edge reaesrch shows AI's more effective for triple positives than tamoxifen alone. The only factor that would alter this way of thiking is age. If you are in your mid 30's or younger - the docs are extremely reluctant to put you into menapaus because of unrelated issues. For her2 cancers the greatest chnace of a relapse is within the first two years, followed by 5 years. It can come back at any time but these two bench marks seem to be the biggies -

hope this helps

Susanne

04-08-2007, 02:17 PM	#6
panicked911 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 115	Hi: My oncologist at a major Ny medical cancer center said no way to tamoxifen during the first 5 years or new studies are doen that revela something radically different. i am highly er nd pr positive as well as her2 positive. At age 43 - I was close enough to menapaus to be thrusted into it with lupron so i could take the AI's. All three oncs I saw said the same thing - cuting edge reaesrch shows AI's more effective for triple positives than tamoxifen alone. The only factor that would alter this way of thiking is age. If you are in your mid 30's or younger - the docs are extremely reluctant to put you into menapaus because of unrelated issues. For her2 cancers the greatest chnace of a relapse is within the first two years, followed by 5 years. It can come back at any time but these two bench marks seem to be the biggies - hope this helps Susanne