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Diagnosed with invasive ductal Carcinoma 2.2mm. Er/HER2 +3 positive
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 16 3:49pm | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
I had the exact same diagnosis - small triple positive tumor. You should definitely do the chemo (taxol) and the herceptin. Without it, triple positive tumors recur, often metastatic. If you look at the studies, the 10 year results are amazing with the 12 weeks of chemo and the year of herceptin. The taxol is not as strong as other breast cancer chemos, and since it’s administered weekly, it’s quite tolerable. I completed everything and feel very confident that if any cancer cell escaped, the chemo took care of it. There are amazing reductions in breast cancer deaths, and much of that reduction is attributed to the use of herceptin with triple positive tumors.
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Thanks so much. It gives me alot to discuss with my oncologist. All the replies have helped me so much to better understand what I am in for. I am now leaning toward having the chemo & the Her2 inhibitor to better my chance for no recurrance.
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Me too. Triple positive small invasive tumor. Had mastectomy since there was a DCIS in the breast also. Starting chemo (taxol) next week for 12 wks. and trying the Dignicap Cooling system (expensive! $2950 where I am). Then the year of Herceptin. Also had DCIS in other breast 13 yrs ago, lumpectomy / radiation. I remember thinking at that time, just remove both and be done with it but like you didn't follow thru. Guess I just didn't believe it would happen again. Glad I found this site and thank you everyone for sharing. I cried for weeks after this diagnosis and reading so many of the posts helped me a great deal.