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Old 04-23-2011, 06:00 PM   #1
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Re: In vitro/vivo trial Curcumin and/or Herceptin

Trasia,

Please explain to your Mom that chemo = drug treatment. Taking an aspirin is, in a sense, a 'chemotherapy'. All the 'drugs' she's taken in the past can be viewed as 'chemotherapy'. Chemotherapy has side effect, just like all drugs have side effect. For example, aspirin can hurt the stomach...

There are pre-meds to prevent nausea and vomiting, and there are other pills she can take at home to prevent/stop any discomfort. And the process of losing hairs does not 'hurt' at all. They just fall off.

Maybe you can ask the doctor if she can take Tykerb which comes in a pill form and is quite effective in treating Her2 breast cancer.

But that clinical trial sounded like a real winner - I wouldn't let go of the opportunity if I were in your Mom's place.
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Old 04-24-2011, 10:17 AM   #2
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Re: In vitro/vivo trial Curcumin and/or Herceptin

hi jackie,

thanks for the tip-- will try it on Thursday.
by the way, did you or anyone you know from this forum talked about absolute risk reduction and relative risk reduction using Herceptin and all possible combinations of chemo?
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