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Stage I, how do is NED/progression normally monitored?
I'm going into my second stage of chemo (done with Adriamycin/Cytoxan) starting with Taxol/Herceptin. I asked my onc yesterday how she was planning to monitor if I was NED. The response was with regular visits. I'm curious now... how is everybody else monitored that is Stage I and had the primary tumor removed (clear margins, negative nodes)? I assumed I would have a regular CT and/or MRI and/or blood tests checking tumor markers etc.
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4/09 suspicious lump in left breast
5/09 biopsi lead to diagnosis ER/PR -
Her2+.Grade 3,full masectomy left breast,sentinel nodes clear,Stage 1
6/09 Adriamycin + Cytoxan 4 treatments (every 3 weeks) followed by Taxol + Herceptin, 1 treatment weekly for 12 weeks, followed by Herceptin for 40 weeks
MRI Brain 4/10 clear
CT Body 4/10 clear
PET Body 2/11 clear
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