Mother diagnosed with brain mets

sonamg

Hi

my mother was daignosed with ER-negative, PR-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer on 28 Feb 2018. We had Neo Adjuvant Chemotherapy (Epirubicin + Cyclophosphamide every 3 weekly was 4 cycles was given. Post that, Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab was given weekly for 12 cycles). Chemo ended on 16th August 2018.Left wide local excision with axillary clearance was done on 30 August 2018.Radiation was performed after surgery (3D CRT).Currently, Herceptin maintenance dose was being given, 13th cycle was given on 02 March 2019 and 4 cycles were remaining.

My mother was feeling problem in holding stuff in her right hand few weeks back and we did MRI done which shows there are 3 lobes which are cancerous. We are planning to get full body PET scan done to see if it has spread to other parts. We are very worried

But I would really appreciate if someone with similar situation can share the experience and treatment options

Also I would like to consult my mothers report in US, she is in India currently which are the best resources to look to?

Any help would be great!

Thanks

KBeee

Some well known cancer centers in the US are MD Anderson in Texas, Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC, and Mayo Clinic in MN. I know there are many, many others, so hopefully others will chime in. The treatment will likely depend on the locations of the tumors. Radiation is common,

I am so sorry to hear your mother is dealing with this. Hoping she is able to have the brain mets successfully treated.

Moderators

Hi there, Sonamg-

We want to welcome you to our community here at BCO, and tell you how sorry we are that your mother is going through this. We know what a difficult time it can be.

You may find some helpful information in our Stage 4 forum, there's a thread that deals specifically with brains mets and the members there may be able to offer some guidance as to next steps: https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/8/topics/777599?page=226#idx_6780

The Mods