treatment options
I have Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, stage 1 cancer, HER2 positive score 3
My surgeon has told me I will need months of chemo, followed by RT, followed by Herceptin for 10 years. It seems like an ama...
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Dear Raye
It's all a lot to take in. But as has been suggested just check - Tamoxifen, Femara or any of the aromatase inhibitors are being increasingly recommended for 10 years but 10 years of Herceptin sounds odd. It's very expensive (hooray for the BCNA for lobbying to get it available at earlier stages) and my oncologist told me 12 months, to the day was the allotted amount.
Good luck with your treatment.