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Dear All I am on Phesgo 600 (every 21 days), due to some travel plan, I will not be able to take Phesgo on time, what is the max time that I can skip between injectio Thanks
Hi All, Starting a new Kadcyla thread as there wasn't one before. I will be starting Kadcyla soon as there was residual disease from surgery pathology report. Kadcyla for 14 cycles is what is recommended. Any of you who have already been on Kadcyla please share how it is going for you.
One Chemo Medicine Before Surgery for Early-Stage HER2-Positive Breast Cancer May Be Better Than Two Feb 5, 2025 Abraxane instead of Taxotere and carboplatin led to a better response and fewer serious side effects. Read more…
I’m about to start a year of Nerlynx and I’ve been a vegetarian for more than 20 years. I eat a ton of beans, nuts and raw vegetables (got cancer anyway). These are all things the pharmacist and nurses recommends avoiding to help with diarrhea risk. I’m wondering if the fact that these are already such a part of my diet…
Hello Ladies, According to CancerMath.net, our risk goes down if we Her2+ ladies survive 2 years and are cancer-free; or we have NED (No Evidence of Disease). Risk then decreases with each passing year. I'd love to hear from those who hit the 2 year mark and beyond and are still cancer-free. How's it going out there? I…
Has anyone gone through chemo and didn’t get complete response and have to start Kadcycla?
I decided to start this thread to help others who may end up in this "grey" area and are struggling to make a decision about chemo/Herceptin or not. Current national guidelines do not recommend treatment for our stage. Treatment is only considered for 6 mm and up HER2+ sisters. HOWEVER, some docs do still treat t1A…
Completed my 12 rounds of Herceptin every week with Taxol (Hooray)! I will be starting the every 3 week Herceptin only this next week. Did anyone experience changes in their side effects? I had minimal SE while on the Taxol/Herceptin - no nausea, but did have insomnia, headaches and was very tired in the last few weeks. Is…
Anyone have feedback who has done Taxol plus Herceptin? I just met with a medical oncologist to discuss possible chemo as I was thought to have DCIS but in fact, at mastectomy, was found to have about 8 foci of microinvasion (defined as < 1mm each). I was wondering what your experience has been with the TH regimen. The…
Hello, has anyone been told they need to be on the loading dose of Phesgo 1200-600 every 3 weeks for 18 injections? I read that the first dose is 1200-600 and the remaining should be 600-600 as a maintenance.
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