Waiting, worried & confused

Etta
Etta Member Posts: 5
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I just want to thank everyone so much for making me breathe a little easier on my mom's condition. All your information you gave me did shed more light on things. She informed me that the test "Her 2 new" just showed positive. Can anyone help me with that. Thanks again, and my prayers and thoughts are with all of you. Etta

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  • tlmac
    tlmac Member Posts: 272 Member
    #2
    Hi Etta. As the Her2Nu gene was explained to me, it's one of the genetic indicators doctors are using to predict the probability of a reoccurance. Herceptin is often one of the chemo drugs used to specifically treat Her2Nu positive breast cancers, about a third of those diagnosed annually. Remember that there are many different indicators and none of them guarantees you will or won't have a reoccurrence. New drugs are being developed, daily, to counter act many of these indicators. I take Arimidex to block estrogen in my body because my cancer was ER+ (fed by estrogen). This drug increases my odds of not having a reoccurrance. Hope this helps.

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