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Christine_Denni
Member
15 years ago

Quick Question!!!!!

I was laying awake last night (couldnt sleep after chemo) thinking if there has been any research done on Early Breast Cancer Patients on survival and how many years after treatment (Mastectomy, Axilla Clearance, Chemo x 6, Herceptin, Tamoxifen) before contracting/finding secondary cancers.

There seems to be alot at 7 years after treatment and 2 years after stopping the hormone therapy.

Just wondering if anyone knows the stats if any. I know there are so many variants with the type of cancers and treatments.

Well I'm off to rest...not too crash hot too day. Luck we celebrated Christmas Day Last Saturday, due to my Chemo yesterday. Hope all you wonderful people are living in the moment and have dear ones close to you.Take Care

Chrissy D xoxox :)

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  • Christine_Denni's avatar
    Christine_Denni
    Member
    15 years ago

    I feel good today just intime for more chemo next friday. I thought I might ask my oncologist after my chemo as I have an appointment with her. I'll let you know what i find out.

    Hope you are all well.  Take Care

    xoxoxoxo

     

    Chrissy D

  • louiseg's avatar
    louiseg
    Member
    15 years ago

    I'd be interested in knowing more about this too......I have heard of studies saying that we should maybe be on Hormone Therapies for 10 years and not 5 but not sure why or what the stats are.

    If anyone has any info, it would be great to know

    Hope you are feeling better now Chrissy :)

    Louise x

  • eviealison's avatar
    eviealison
    Member
    15 years ago

    Hi Christine, 

    I've tried researching this myself and have found it super confusing, particularly because a lot of the research out there is in doctor-speak! I tried searching for statistics through a few university academic databases that I have access to. If you're prepared to wade through all the medical jargon, it can be informative. Some of the universities here in Qld have public access to their databases. But it can be a rather labor intensive process. I unfortunately didn't save any of the research I came across so I'm not much help there. Maybe ask your doctor to point you in the direction of some research papers? 

    Anyway, hope you had a lovely Christmas. 

     

    x evie 

  • eviealison's avatar
    eviealison
    Member
    15 years ago

    Hi Christine, 

    I've tried researching this myself and have found it super confusing, particularly because a lot of the research out there is in doctor-speak! I tried searching for statistics through a few university academic databases that I have access to. If you're prepared to wade through all the medical jargon, it can be informative. Some of the universities here in Qld have public access to their databases. But it can be a rather labor intensive process. I unfortunately didn't save any of the research I came across so I'm not much help there. Maybe ask your doctor to point you in the direction of some research papers? 

    Anyway, hope you had a lovely Christmas. 

     

    x evie