HER2-Negative

Yeliel

someone others with that? Does it mean tripple negative I just got the information yesterday..the doctor said it probably was stage 2, spread to 5 lymphs..now I will have two different chemotherapy then the operation...my tumor was big so they will try to get it smaller

sylviaexmouthuk

Hello Yeliel,

HER2- means exactly that and so you will not need the drug Herceptin.

In order for you to be classed as having triple negative tumour receptors with your breast cancer, you will need to be told that you are oestrogen negative (ER-) and progesterone negative (PR-).

It looks as though, because you have a large tumour, you are going to have chemotherapy first to try to shrink the tumour and then have surgery and probably finish with radiotherapy.

If you are ER+ and PR+ you will be offered a drug such as tamoxifen and/or aromatase inhibitors such as Arimidex. These are anti-hormonal drugs.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

Sylvia

Yeliel

Thank you for such good information sylvia yes, I had my first chemotherapy couple of days ago and will have it every 3 weeks 4 times..then a new chemotherapy with another "drug" .then surgery and radiation + hormon pills for 10 years if I remeber correctly :0

I also think it oestrogen positive, but that I will dubble check with my doctor..i call him on monday..thank you for your reply

Yeliel

I just found out that it is ER positive and PR positiv, so not tripple negative? Hmhm..

And yes, I will have to take pills for 5/10 years after I'm done with treatment..like you Said, some hormon pills