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Helpingmum
12 years agoMember
Helping Mum
Hi Everybody
I posted a few weeks ago about my 81 year old mother who had been diagnosed with HER2 positive (hormone negative) breast cancer. She had a left breast mastectomy on 8 January. We hav...
Robyn_W
12 years agoMember
This would have come as a terrible shock,but from what I have read,older women can live for many ,many years with secondaries.I think as with any treatment,diagnosis,age,general health are taken into consideration.Your Mum sounds really well,as most of us are when diagnosed,and there is no reason why she shouldn't do well with the treatment prescribed for her.I would say just listen and be guided by your doctor.They are the ones that really know the facts.Take care and please let is know how your Mum is going.xoxoRobyn