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Treatment for Her2+ breast cancer
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@health77 my daughter is 30 and was just diagnosed with invasive breast cancer cancer. With.ER+PR-HER2+
She does not want chemo. She hasn’t had any children yet. Did your doctor recommend chemo? She is just desperately trying to find somewhere that would do a chemo, free treatment and hopefully be effective.
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@sbrown96 go with your daughter to her oncologist appointments and ask about targeted therapy, Enhertu or Hernexeos (Zongertinib) for HER2. Zongertinib has remarkable response rates. It’s a pill. I’m not sure if it qualifies as chemo, but it only targets and kills the cancer cells, not the healthy cells. It can be delivered to your daughter’s doorstep. The Enhertu is an infusion.
@sbrown96, there are various fertility preservation options that may be available for your daughter before she undergoes cancer treatment. You might find this article helpful:
- Fertility considerations in cancer treatment: Preserving hope for the future https://cancerblog.mayoclinic.org/2023/08/16/fertility-considerations-in-cancer-treatment-preserving-hope-for-the-future/
Different cancer treatments can affect fertility, not just chemotherapy. She should talk to her oncologist and a fertility specialist as soon as possible. A fertility specialist can help her understand her options, answer questions and serve as her fertility advocate during treatment.
How is she doing? What treatment has been suggested for her?
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@sbrown96 Sorry to hear this. My oncologist recommended chemo, surgery, radiation and follow up with Letrozole. All of these were scary, but the chemo was not that bad and actually the letrozole is the worst one because it is for five years and the side effects are always there.
I had seven chemo sessions three weeks apart and after each session I didn’t feel well for a couple of days, but for the rest of the three weeks, I felt not too bad.
I had an old dog while I was going through the chemo and I managed to keep up her walk schedule, even the 3 am ones and I kept working with minimal absences. I think I kept a mind over matter kind of attitude that neither the cancer nor the treatment was going to win.
If she’s afraid of hair loss, get a good supply of hats. She can wear a nice beanie type with a fancier one on top. I always kept my head covered and never actually saw my bare head because I felt that would make me feel sick!
The journey is different for everyone and I found the doctors and nurses very good at guiding me through. Best wishes!