Chemotherapy or natural?
Tomorrow I go to see oncologist for first time after surgery removal of invasive ductal carcinoma (12mm) and finding cancer in the only lymph node they found. Had CT Scans and bone scan yesterday so g...
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Hi again
I am er /pr pos and Her2 neg
Er and prog positive means our type of cancer can be treated with AI or anti hormone drugs. So if post meno this is the standard therapy for 5 to 10 years?i have had minimal side effects..minr joint pain in winte r so going ok
As you have had IDC and lymph node involvement the protocol is usually rads/chemo
I am post meno so on Letrozole it prevents the production of estrogen which is also produced in fat cells (reduce weight if you can).
Her negative means our cancer is slow in growing or better than
her2 positive which is faster growing.
While stats percentages are for the most part used to predicate can cer return ..to be vigilate with post treatment checks is more important
In aust mammograms are done every two years ..mine showed up in that time frame..in uk every five years they are thinking og of 3 years But costs prevent changes
I had dcis no node involvement and mastectomy..protocol states no treatment just mamo ultrasound checks dvery 6 months for five years.
4 years later I had ct scan for spleen and showed lung nodules.as low tumour burden..to reappear this is rare for dcus (99.99 perctage not usally !)
So er positive for me means that the cancer mets has reduced in size after 6 mths ..lots of new treatments available
Talk again B
I am er /pr pos and Her2 neg
Er and prog positive means our type of cancer can be treated with AI or anti hormone drugs. So if post meno this is the standard therapy for 5 to 10 years?i have had minimal side effects..minr joint pain in winte r so going ok
As you have had IDC and lymph node involvement the protocol is usually rads/chemo
I am post meno so on Letrozole it prevents the production of estrogen which is also produced in fat cells (reduce weight if you can).
Her negative means our cancer is slow in growing or better than
her2 positive which is faster growing.
While stats percentages are for the most part used to predicate can cer return ..to be vigilate with post treatment checks is more important
In aust mammograms are done every two years ..mine showed up in that time frame..in uk every five years they are thinking og of 3 years But costs prevent changes
I had dcis no node involvement and mastectomy..protocol states no treatment just mamo ultrasound checks dvery 6 months for five years.
4 years later I had ct scan for spleen and showed lung nodules.as low tumour burden..to reappear this is rare for dcus (99.99 perctage not usally !)
So er positive for me means that the cancer mets has reduced in size after 6 mths ..lots of new treatments available
Talk again B