My mom's cancer is not hormone-responsive, so the tamoxifen type drugs are not an option for her. It's chemo or nothing.
The good news for her is the small tumor, no lymph nodes, no vascular invasion. The bad news is everything else -- not estrogen or progesterone receptive, strongly (3+) Her2Neu gene overexpressive, poorly defined. She's in what they call the "high risk node negative" group. Getting her not to freak out about that "high risk" too much is what this week is all about.
I've mentioned Reach to Recovery to mom a bunch of times. I'll mention it again, but she seems kind of reluctant to do it, or at least to do it yet.
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My mom's cancer is not hormone-responsive, so the tamoxifen type drugs are not an option for her. It's chemo or nothing.
The good news for her is the small tumor, no lymph nodes, no vascular invasion. The bad news is everything else -- not estrogen or progesterone receptive, strongly (3+) Her2Neu gene overexpressive, poorly defined. She's in what they call the "high risk node negative" group. Getting her not to freak out about that "high risk" too much is what this week is all about.
I've mentioned Reach to Recovery to mom a bunch of times. I'll mention it again, but she seems kind of reluctant to do it, or at least to do it yet.