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Treatment for Her2+ breast cancer

Posted by lban05 @lban05, Jun 25, 2025

Has anyone had Stage 1 Her2+ breast cancer and not done the recommended treatment of chemo and the targeted drug after a mastectomy?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 1 day ago
In reply to @sbrown96 "@health77 my daughter is 30 and was just diagnosed with invasive breast cancer cancer. With.ER+PR-HER2+ She..." + (show)
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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, 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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Stuck In the 70's | @jlwilcox | 13 hours ago
In reply to @maggieb892 "I had HER2 (stage2) breast cancer. I followed all of the recommendations. I was given Paclitaxol..." + (show)
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I had HER2 (stage2) breast cancer. I followed all of the recommendations. I was given Paclitaxol and phesgo prior to my mastectomy and a year of herceptin and perjeta after. I faired quite well during treatment and i am 3 years post treatment with no issues

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@maggieb892 you didn't do radiation?

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maggieb892 | @maggieb892 | 3 hours ago
In reply to @jlwilcox "@maggieb892 you didn't do radiation?" + (show)
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@maggieb892 you didn't do radiation?

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@jlwilcox i did but the question was about the chemo treatment. Possibly my situation is different than others. I had a mastectomy following the paclitaxol and radiation following the surgery because there was cancer in the tissues removed. Then the follow up with kadcyla and targeted therapy. I was told that i wouldn't have had radiation if no cancer was not found in the removed breast tissue

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