Forum Discussion
Hormone Positive followed by Herceptin positive breast cancer.
My sister had hormone positive breast cancer, had lumpectomy and radiation treatment. Nine years later she has been diagnosed with Herceptin positive breast cancer in the other breast, which is very a...
Hi @jayjen, sorry to hear about your sister. My radiation oncologist told me our breasts are separate entities but because we have had breast cancer once we are at higher risk for other breast than the general population and the cancer can be a completely different one so it is not unusual for your sister to have an entirely different cancer & I am sure they have worked out the best plan for her.