This really alarmed me
I was reading some information on the herceptin.com web site and came across two statements that took me by surprise. Maybe I've been trying not to think like this or maybe I just never thought about it at all, but now, it's really troubling me. I will quote the statements from Herceptin.com
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With those treated with Herceptin in the clinical trials, most heart problems were seen during or shortly after the completion of Herceptin therapy:- Approximately half were known by the end of paclitaxel therapy
- Approximately 90% were known by 1 year after completing paclitaxel
Am I reading this right? I was just assuming that after the herceptin treatment was finished that I wouldn't have to worry about heart problems anymore. Probably because I've seen where some have had heart problems and once the herceptin was stopped they returned to normal.
Oh dear.....something else to worry about.
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Susan
Age: 61
dx: 5/25/06
2 cm/ 0 nodes
Lumpectomy rt breast on 7/26/06
ER/PR- / Her2+++
A/C x 4
finished taxotere 2/07
finished 33 rads
Herceptin finished 12/07/07 Yippee!
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