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Re: New protocol when NED: no tumor markers
Hi Catherine,
Right after chemo mine were high but settled down after a short time and have remained in the range like yours, generally between 7 and 9. I am so far out now that my PCP would continue to do them only yearly. But a 15-3 is being done routinely as part of a clinical trial I participate in, which is reported to him, so he just uses the report from that. (I haven't been to an onc since 2006 - and remain NED.)
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
NED
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