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Great info. Wonder what we can do with it?
Hi Melissai,
I think I tested negative for the brca 1 and 2. My father had a melanoma on his back in 1988 and he turned 80 this past year, so it has been 20 years for him.
Even though mine is "in situ," and stage 0, I am still a bit concerned, because it is an aggressive cancer as her2 is shown to be also. Catching it early is the key and I'm glad I did.
This all made me wonder how people with tattoos would ever find a melanoma on their skin.
Be well and enjoy your October,
Vicki Z
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Diagnosed 12/03 at age 53
1.5cm tumor, ER-PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
Stage 1B, Three negative nodes from Sentinel Node Biopsy
Paget's of the nipple, Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma and DCIS of the rt breast
Bloom-Richardson score 8/9, P53+ 60-70%, Ki-67+ 30-40%
Skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate lat-flap reconstruction and saline implants, 1/04
Chemo: FAC, five sessions every three weeks Feb.-May 04, then switched to HTC weekly for 12 weeks, June-Aug 04
Zometa every 6 months for osteopenia, started April 09
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