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Jean · 09-04-2010, 10:46 AM

Jackie as always thank you for adding on to the thread great information on staging!

Delaney, the take away thought here is the advancement that is happening in this battle. With things like vaccines, combination therapies, and other promising possibilities, we're starting to look beyond standard chemotherapy and into novel agents to attack advanced breast cancer," We have more treatment obtions, and for the early stage patient the information is still not in. The future is looking better for us especially these past few years. As much as none of us want to have drugs in our bodies and as much as we know as of present date (that herceptin does not work for all) we are coming closer to finding out why and research is finding other treatments.

example....new breakthrough

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/199983.php

Best wishes,
Jean

09-04-2010, 10:46 AM	#7
Jean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,154	Re: hope in new techniques. Jackie as always thank you for adding on to the thread great information on staging! Delaney, the take away thought here is the advancement that is happening in this battle. With things like vaccines, combination therapies, and other promising possibilities, we're starting to look beyond standard chemotherapy and into novel agents to attack advanced breast cancer," We have more treatment obtions, and for the early stage patient the information is still not in. The future is looking better for us especially these past few years. As much as none of us want to have drugs in our bodies and as much as we know as of present date (that herceptin does not work for all) we are coming closer to finding out why and research is finding other treatments. example....new breakthrough http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/199983.php Best wishes, Jean __________________ Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05 Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC Node Neg. (Sentinel node) ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH Ki-67 40% Arimidex 5/05 Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05 Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk TOPO 11 neg. 4/06 Stopped Arimidex 5/06 TCH 5/06, 6 treatments Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr. 9/06 Completed chemo Started Femara Sept. 2006 Last edited by Jean; 09-04-2010 at 10:51 AM..