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Chelee,
I think it's an individual decision - every 3 weeks or every week Herceptin. I myself tried every 3 weeks and now am every week. I start radiation July 24 and fortunately where I get my radiation is right next door to my oncologist's office. I know it's going to be a drain going every week but so will going every day for rads. After I finish rads I think I may try the every 3 week cycle for Herceptin again. Good luck to you in making your decisions.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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