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Higher rate of recurrence?
Have you been told that testing positive for BRCA 1/2 makes you more susceptable to recurrences? These cancers (at least BRCA 1) are more agressive, but I don't know if that means we have a higher rate of recurrence. In other words, you may have the same probability of recurring whether you have BRCA or not.
I hope we can help resolve you anxiety. You have been through so much already!
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Michelle
Stage 2 '99, triple negative, 5 nodes involved
mastectomy, AC + T, rads, '01 TRAM flap
Stage 4 '06, lung mets, ER/PR-, HER2++
07/06 - 11/06: Taxol + Herceptin to 'strong partial remission'
11/06: Herceptin every 3 weeks indefinitely
01/07: brain mets, finished WBR, NED in head!
04/07: Xeloda and Tykerb for lung met progression
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