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Re: PREVENTION OF HER2+ breast cancer may lie in n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Lani -
Thank you for the summaries.
I am trying to see the use of this knowledge in either staving off the onset of HER2 BC where there is a known risk, as well as aiding those who have progression of the disease knock it back.
Maybe that is too big a 'bite" at this point and I am getting ahead of things. But, I DID make changes in the ratios of my Omegas. Had never taken anything like fish oil till after stage IV although I did eat a good amount of wild caught. Also exchanged the vegetable oils for VERY high quality olive oil for the most part.
We now know that a person can lack some important element in processing many kinds of foods. Actually a lot is known about the breaking down and use by our bodies of vitamins and various supplements.
Wonderful to see how many directions are showing at least a glimmer of promise in understanding further our disease.
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MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~
Found suspicious lump 9/2000
Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement
Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR -
Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds
36 rads - very little burning
3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum
Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED!
2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa
Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18
All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET
Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying
Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa
Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?)
2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava
2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec.
Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011
STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer
7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones
Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED
2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED.
Same news for 2016 and all of 2017.
Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.
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