Tuesday, January 14, 2014

What's my breat cancer diagnosis and treatment???


Diagnosis:

·         Stage III, tumor was 3 centimeters

·         HER2+ (most aggressive type, generally only found in younger women)

·         90% Extremely Aggressive Tumor (10-20% considered normal, over 20% considered fast pace)

·         3% Estrogen+

·         Progesterone-

Current Treatment Plan:

·         Currently completing 12 months of Taxol and Herceptin Chemo (specifically designed to attack HER2+ genes) every Monday. Final treatment will be March 3, 2013.

·         Will complete 12 additional weeks of FEC chemo, and will only have to receive the treatment every 3 weeks.

·         Surgery will occur, being either a lumpectomy or mastectomy, followed by reconstruction. The exact procedure will be determined once the final results are determined from the 24 weeks of chemo.

·         Possible radiation will be needed.

 

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