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Is her2 breast cancer hereditary
I thought my onc mentioned to me that Her2 breast cancer is not something that can be passed down to anyone in the family. Is this true? I am still having the gene testing done for BRAC I & II so I am confused. If the gene test should come back positive does that mean I carry the gene mutation that predisposes me to both breast and ovarian cancer and then what....what do you do with that info? Wondering how many of you have then opted to do a double mastectomy and hysterectomy as a precaution due to a positive gene test. Whoa...a lot to think about if test comes back positive huh?
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~Rina~
Dx:3/06 had a lumpectomy April 19, 2006
Her2+ er/pr- Stage I Grade 3 tumor size 1.4 cm, node negative
AC 4 dense doses
34 radiation treatments including booster doses
receiving herceptin every 3 weeks since late August 2006 for 12 months
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