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Her2 positive
Hello I'm 40 and recently diagnosed with her2 positive. No family history of breast cancer. My sister and maternal cousin recently diagnosed with lobular cancer. They are having surgery. It's been a W...
Hi @Cheri
I was hormone positive and didn't have chemo before surgery, but that was 11 years ago, with a reasonably large tumour. It's fairly common now to have chemo first as this may reduce the scale of surgery required. I also had one cancerous lymph node so chemo for me was largely to eradicate any cancer cells beyond the breast.
Best wishes.
I was hormone positive and didn't have chemo before surgery, but that was 11 years ago, with a reasonably large tumour. It's fairly common now to have chemo first as this may reduce the scale of surgery required. I also had one cancerous lymph node so chemo for me was largely to eradicate any cancer cells beyond the breast.
Best wishes.