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Mtngrl · 01-04-2017, 04:27 PM

I just want to add a small correction. Your "body" doesn't overexpress HER-2, your cancer does. Every human body has HER-2.

I don't think there's a hard and fast rule about a time after which a HER-2 positive cancer that's been treated can be considered "cured." (Actually, I've heard there isn't one for any cancer.) That being said, I do think it's the case that the HR+ cancers are more likely to recur or metastasize many years out than the other types.

Until the US changes the way it tracks cancer cases, we won't have reliable statistics. One's stage is recorded at initial diagnosis, and it is never changed. That makes it impossible to know who has a local recurrence or metastasis of the same cancer.

Amy

01-04-2017, 04:27 PM	#8
Mtngrl Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,427	Re: What Makes HER2 Positive Cancers Unique After Treatment? I just want to add a small correction. Your "body" doesn't overexpress HER-2, your cancer does. Every human body has HER-2. I don't think there's a hard and fast rule about a time after which a HER-2 positive cancer that's been treated can be considered "cured." (Actually, I've heard there isn't one for any cancer.) That being said, I do think it's the case that the HR+ cancers are more likely to recur or metastasize many years out than the other types. Until the US changes the way it tracks cancer cases, we won't have reliable statistics. One's stage is recorded at initial diagnosis, and it is never changed. That makes it impossible to know who has a local recurrence or metastasis of the same cancer. Amy