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I think a big part of it not being given longer than a year for early stage breast cancer is insurance. Herceptin is not cheap. The doctors are not sure of the benefits of giving it longer than a year and this for sure will cause the insurance companies to say NO to anything longer. I was diagnosed Stage IV and have been taking it weekly now for almost 2 years and will continue indefinately. I have had no problems with insurance. I remain NED for almost 2 years now, I feel the Herceptin must be doing its job for me. ...sherryg
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Sherry
Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44
13+ positive lymph nodes
Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006
4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin
NED since April 2006!!
36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately
8 years NED now
Scans every year
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