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 Asked: 4/29/2013 Hi Lillie. I am about to complete my five years on Tamoxifen/Aromasin/Arimidex.
 Asked: 3/21/2013 Please tell me your opinion in a case of 1,2 cm IDC tumor, no nodes involved, ER+ 95%, PR+ 90%, Ki67 10-15%, grade 1/2, with...
 Asked: 3/5/2013 Can you please tell me if the Neuvax vaccine that is in phase 3 trial (PRESENT trial) looks promising for low HER + patients, and...
 Asked: 1/22/2013 My niece was diagnosed with Stage II, initially.
 Asked: 1/13/2013 If I participate in Trial TBCRC023 Phase II Neoadjuvant Trial of Lapatinib Plus Trastuzumab, can the trastuzumab be administered through the nipple, i.e
 Asked: 12/16/2012 Four months after starting Arimdex (1 mg anastrozle pills), my insurer will no longer pay for it, but will pay for a generic drug.
 Asked: 12/15/2012 Is there anyway of knowing if the herceptin is doing its job, or any tests, ie.blood biomarkers, scans.
 Asked: 12/13/2012 . My sister is 26yo and was diagnosed with an unoperable triple negative b.c.
 Asked: 12/12/2012 Is aspirin good for reduce reccurent rate.
 Asked: 12/10/2012 Have you ever heard of a study that says Statins are good for helping protect the heart from damage due to chemo drugs and Herceptin?
 Asked: 12/10/2012 Hi, Thank you so much for your super fast reply -- I sincerely appreciate it! Upon re viewing my question, I find that I incorrectly listed...
 Asked: 12/9/2012 Diagnosed 11/14 with stage 1, er+, her2+ (3+) idc and intermediate grade dcis.
 Asked: 12/8/2012 hey lillie, following up on previous HER2/neu (+1).
 Asked: 12/6/2012 Is it ok to start an AI at the same time you start rads?
 Asked: 12/5/2012 Hey lillie, not sure if i posted already but i couldnt find so ill ask again.
 Asked: 11/22/2012 Hey! Thanks for offering this wonderful forum for us troubled souls. Here is the case of my mother along with timelines of treatment: Nov 2009: Carcinoma (L)...
 Asked: 10/23/2012 Hey Lillie.
 Asked: 9/21/2012 Hi I am 43 premenopausal and recently had a mastectomy for a 5cm ER/PROG + Her2 Neg tumour.
 Asked: 9/15/2012 Dear Sir/Madam, I''m sorry to trouble you for help.
 Asked: 9/2/2012 Herceptin in DCIS with micro-invasion ? I had lumpectomy for DCIS (2.6cm) with 3 foci of micro-invasion (largest single focus 1.2mm).
 Asked: 8/14/2012 Hi Lillie, You were a tremendous source of help to me when I was learning about my breast cancer almost two years ago.
 Asked: 7/21/2012 I have been experiencing numb toes and pads of my feet.
 Asked: 7/18/2012 I have heard that one''s Her2 + status can change to negative..after a year of herceptin treatment, is it a common practice to check for...
 Asked: 7/17/2012 I am currently taking herceptin alone, every 3 weeks, following dose dense ACTH regimen.
 Asked: 5/30/2012 Why oh why do doctors use Adjuvant Online which doesn''t even take HER2 status into consideration?
 Asked: 5/21/2012 My oncologist wants me on one year of Herceptin even though I would not take chemo.
 Asked: 5/18/2012 I had a double mastectomy one year ago.
 Asked: 3/23/2012 My DX is: ER-/PR-/HER2+. The HER2+ was actually 15% Positive, 85% negative.
 Asked: 3/22/2012 based on what I''m reading on the internet, Herceptin patients have a 30% chance of developing brain cancer in their lifetime.
 Asked: 3/14/2012 Hi Lilly , I posted a question on Saturday asking for advice for terrible itching that I was having on my chest two days after my...
 Asked: 3/11/2012 Is there anything I can put on to relieve the itching after breast reconstruction? Thank you..
 Asked: 3/10/2012 Hello, I had a double mastectomy in April 2011.
 Asked: 3/4/2012 I may have an opportunity to take part in a clinical trial to see if Herceptin and pertuzumab will reduce the risk of a recurrence...
 Asked: 2/25/2012 My mother is 63 and has been diagnosed with triple negative bc.
 Asked: 2/16/2012 I am on arimedix(going into my fifth year) and have developed anemia of unknown origin in the last 2 yrs.
 Asked: 2/2/2012 How often should a TTE (Echo)be performed during Herceptin therapy if the initial LVEF (left ventricle ejection fraction) is normal?
 Asked: 1/20/2012 Hello! interesting site! I''m really like it! Very, very good! .
 Asked: 1/12/2012 Are oophorectomies the safest way to go for ER+ PR+ cancers in premenopausal women? thank you very much.
 Asked: 12/14/2011 Re: MUC1 TNBC Vaccine trial.
 Asked: 12/7/2011 I had lumpectomy, er,pr,and her2 positive, lymph node negative.
 Asked: 11/20/2011 Thank you so much for your answers,appreciate it!!! Still a chance of distant recurrence even with chemo 4 x tc and 6.5 weeks of radiation? Also,...
 Asked: 11/18/2011 In response to the other question...stage 1,grade 3,Triple neg., no nodes,0.9cm BRCA + Having bilateral masectomy.
 Asked: 11/18/2011 I am 46 years old,dx 2010,stage 1,grade 3 tripleneg.no nodes.0.9cm.
 Asked: 10/31/2011 Hello. I am writing a book entitled "Our Little Neck of the Woods: A Study of Breast Cancer in Southwest Washington".
 Asked: 10/3/2011 I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, Grade 3.
 Asked: 8/9/2011 I am a 37 year old diagnosed with IDC .9mm with DCIS.
 Asked: 8/3/2011 hello, I have a question about herceptin .Is there any contraindication about use of it in wolff parkinson white syndrome ? thankyou.
 Asked: 8/1/2011 Lily, Thank you for answering my question this morning.
 Asked: 8/1/2011 Hi Lillie, I had a double mastectomy in April.
 Asked: 7/19/2011 We left out one piece of information on our question concerning our 89 year old Mom.
 Asked: 7/18/2011 Hi Lillie, My mom had a lumpectomy last Friday and they found cancer in two nodes.
 Asked: 7/12/2011 Hi Lillie, My mom just had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal on Friday and her Doctor said the tissue would be sent out for Onco Typing Score.
 Asked: 6/23/2011 Thank you for all your help in the past.
 Asked: 6/23/2011 Hi Lillian, Thank you for answering my questions in the past.
 Asked: 5/12/2011 I have read journal abstracts saying 30% of Er, PR, HER2+ women don''t respond to tamoxifen or herceptin.
 Asked: 3/25/2011 This is in response regarding my mother-in-law that just had a mastectomy.
 Asked: 3/25/2011 My mother-in-law just had a right mastectomy.
 Asked: 3/24/2011 Does Herceptin alone do anything for metastatic disease? I do not want to do gemzar..
 Asked: 3/15/2011 Where can I find statistics on survival rates beyond 5 years for her2 positive breast cancer? I have seen statistics from the initial clinical trial,...
 Asked: 2/26/2011 HelloMy question is somewhat similar to the question of 2/9 in regards to Tykerb.
 Asked: 2/11/2011 My breast surgeon told me that in my case I would ordinarily not need any chemotherapy.
 Asked: 2/9/2011 I am 5 years out from a BC diagnosis, Her2neu+, Er/PR negative.
 Asked: 2/1/2011 What treatment would you recommend for a 76 year old diagnosed with IDC 8mm,node negative, HER2 positive on FISH (3.3 ratio), HER2negative on Oncotype.
 Asked: 12/13/2010 It is my understanding that Herceptin in given over a 12 month period.
 Asked: 11/29/2010 her2 positive BC seems to rarely reoccur after 4-5 years but rather before due to its aggressiveness.
 Asked: 10/10/2010 I am almost sorry to ask this question as I know that it is probably not possible to answer but I thought I try to...
 Asked: 9/25/2010 I have read that with chemo+herceptin 4-year DFS for patients even with 4-9 lymphnodes involved is not worse than 80% (Presentation of Dr.
 Asked: 9/1/2010 Is Johns Hopkins giving Herceptin for 3mm,grade1,stage1,er/pr negative, Her2(3+)positive tumors-at present?
 Asked: 8/23/2010 this is a p.s. to a question I asked earlier today.
 Asked: 8/23/2010 I have had a lumpectomy and a guided mri biopsy.
 Asked: 8/9/2010 I am concerned about the severe joint and muscle pain along with weakness that I have developed while on Herceptin alone.
 Asked: 8/1/2010 Thanks for the response to my question now I have a follow up...my onco score was 30 (high intermediate range) so I opted for the chemo.
 Asked: 8/1/2010 still confused....I had a BMX for 6mm of IDC.
 Asked: 7/27/2010 1. I am on the Tykerb only arm of the ALTTO trial where I have Tykerb for a year.
 Asked: 5/22/2010 Do I need to go off the Herceptin for minor surgery?Is there anyhting to help get rid of black spots from radiation? The skin is...
 Asked: 5/15/2010 dear dr.shockneyhow strong is the available evidence on tykerb ability to cross the blood brain barrier thank you.
 Asked: 5/8/2010 I completed TCH x6 and am currently on my year of herceptin.
 Asked: 4/25/2010 dearest lilliein the preion information of tykerb you read(could Divided daily doses of TYKERB resulted in approximately 2-fold higher exposure at steady state (steady state...
 Asked: 4/15/2010 I am a triple negative, brca1+ 54 year old post menopausal woman.
 Asked: 4/1/2010 I first want to thank you for sharing your time and knowledge to help so many of us understand this disease a little better.
 Asked: 3/19/2010 I am living with a lady in Panama.
 Asked: 2/25/2010 I have completed 6-TCH treatments and am currently on herceptin only treatments for the remainder of the year.
 Asked: 1/24/2010 dearest lillie does tykerb cause pruritis without rash,and my second question is about tykerb storage in travel ,could it be stored outside the coating film...
 Asked: 11/16/2009 I was on Taxol and Herceptin for 3 months and am now on Herceptin once every three weeks to finish a year.
 
 
 
 
 

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