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SueVR
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13 years ago

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Hi,

I am new to all this - having just being diagnosed with Stage 3 multi-focal locally advanced Triple-negative breast cancer. I have ten lumps in the right breast with the largest being 5cm and positive testing to the lymph nodes.

I am 46 and have just commenced neoadjuvant chemotherapy with weekly paclitaxel. I was wondering if anyone else out there had taken the neoadjuvant chemo as part of their treatment plan.

The onconcologist is concerned about the possibility of the cancer spreading so wants to treat that first.

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  • SueVR's avatar
    SueVR
    Member
    13 years ago

    Thanks, I am starting to realise why my Onc went down this path.  He explained that with the Triple Negative diagnosis they need to know that the chemo is working because their is no targeted therapy later on.  The good news is that after 6 weeks the tumors are showing signs of shrinking so hopefully their is a chance I can beat this thing and surgery will just be a precaution.

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    shereejoy
    Member
    13 years ago
    It's such a good tool the neojuvent. Atleast you will know if you respond. That was my problem back in match 2011..... With Having the mastectomy.... There was no way of knowing if I responded and as it turns out I didn't and now have another mass in my upper chest wall and a local secondary in my sternum. I also had multifocal