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I have been a nurse for 25 years and all of my patients that were diagonsised with BC and many other cancers always at some point no matter the stage when diagnosised have a recurrence. That being said, that does not mean they die. Do to the many new drugs available now many continue to lead very active lives. But as I stated before at some point it will come back. As Mary anne states there is no cure. I did not mean to upset anyone by my comment, but I have done extensive research over the past twenty-five years following these patients and I do not know a one who did not have a recurrence. One woman was diagnosised a stage I and recurred 20 years later in the other breast and now has mets to her lungs. Sorry to have upset anyone.
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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