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Cardiac Toxicity Not Seen 25 Years after Breast Radiation

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11-04-2012, 04:32 PM	#1
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: Cardiac Toxicity Not Seen 25 Years after Breast Radiation Hey, good one, Jean! "HEART lifting!" __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....

11-04-2012, 04:53 PM	#2
Jean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,154	Re: Cardiac Toxicity Not Seen 25 Years after Breast Radiation Lauren, When the news is this good we have to enjoy it! I love to add humor to this disease as I view breast cancer as evil spirited and nothing disturbs the evil spirits more than strong healthy humor (plus a good kick in the #&*) doesn't hurt either. Hugs, Jean __________________ Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05 Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC Node Neg. (Sentinel node) ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH Ki-67 40% Arimidex 5/05 Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05 Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk TOPO 11 neg. 4/06 Stopped Arimidex 5/06 TCH 5/06, 6 treatments Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr. 9/06 Completed chemo Started Femara Sept. 2006

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