Strong ER+/ PR weak (negative)

75% ER posiive, negative PR...so far so good:).

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Hey, I had 90% ER+, 30% PR+, so similar to you. I am now 1 yr out and am on arimidex and zoladex for the next 5/10 years. I'm doing well, keep active, no longer drink, watch my weight and what I eat, particularly estrogen related.

I'm ER+/PR-. I think I was about 90% ER, and I think no PR. I rarely run into anyone else with this combination. Honestly, I don't think they've got the exact science down on each of these BC types. I alway advocate that you listen to what your treatment team is recommending for a treatment option, but also do your research too. I took Tamoxifen for almost 5 years before stopping it. I did not feel that the long-term use of it or the AIs outweighed the risks associated with each. I hope I'm right:). Good luck finding what works for you

mom_of_twins - ER+ 96%, PR+ 7%, node positive - stage 2B, but also Her2+. I had complete axillary dissection, a BMX, chemo and targeted therapy, but no rads, and just passed 6 years from diagnosis.

mom - no, I had surgery first. Perjeta had not yet been introduced for early stage use when I was diagnosed so that did not drive neoadjuvent treatment, and I was having a BMX with expander placmement anyway, so no need to try to shrink the tumor. The mass was well placed - not near the skin or chest wall so it was easy to remove without concern for narrow margins either. My SNB was negative in the operating room, but positive in the lab, so five weeks after BMX I had full axillary clearance surgery and another larger node positive node was found. I had some healing issues and had two surgical tries to close my skin but ultimately had to have the left expander removed, and then I started chemo. I was way outside the normal timeline for start of chemo after surgery - usually they like to see less than 60 days and the sooner the better - I was over 100 days from first surgery to first chemo. Our diagnosis is similar from the standpoint of tumor size and nodal status, and if I was treated today I would have met the criteria for Perjeta and had neoadjuvent chemo. Sorry I can't offer any PCR info but I hope you are doing well! There are a bunch of neoadjuvently treated folks on the TCHP and triple positive threads who probably have similar tumor size and nodal status, but I don't know if it is an apples to oranges comparison because the drug regimens are different.

Hi everyone, I've just joined this forum. My 62 year old mom is diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Est+, Prog+, HER2-, between stage IIb & IIIa. She has a tumor on her breast 1.2cm and a 3.4cm tumor in the axilla that broke out of her lymph nodes. PET scan came back negative for spread. Doctor suggested treatment order chemo, surgery, radiation, and hormone therapy. My mom will have her first round of chemo this Wednesday. She will have four rounds of AC (once every 3 weeks) and 12 rounds of Taxol (once a week). I've been juicing fresh organic vegetables and fruits for my mom since her BC diagnosis a month ago. I've also been giving her immunity boosting supplements called Beta Glucan to help keep her body strong in order to deal with chemo. I want to ask if there's anyone who juice raw vegetables and fruits and or take supplements DURING chemo to help control or reduce the severity of chemo side effects? I've heard that patients undergoing chemo therapy will be very prone to infection and so I'm afraid feeding my mom raw vegetable & fruits might cause her to have infections. My mom's oncologist said it's okay for my mom to continue taking the Beta Glucan supplement during chemo because the ingredients are all natural but my mom's surgeon said she shouldn't take any supplements during chemo as it might interfere with the effectiveness with chemo treatment. I'm not sure which doctor to listen to? If there's anyone out there who know someone or personally have taken supplements and eat raw vegetables & fruits during chemo please let me know. Thank you and good luck to all who's battling this terrible disease.

Hey Ann, yes I did green juicing all through my chemo and I believe it really did help- no infections, no complications etc. I did 80% veg and 20% fruit. All fruit and veg I used was organic, so no pesticides I also removed red meat, sugar, alcohol and dairy from my diet- because they all promote ER+ cancer. I still don't have them and I'm a year out now. I kept supplements to a minimal during chemo, I mainly did probiotics, vit d and magnesium. No green tea during chemo as it does interact with it, afterwards is fine. Same with others supplements, I would really take them after chemo to flush out the body. I would also try to exercise even if a 30 min walk during chemo as it actually helps with side effects and obviously in the long run. Also use frankincense and myrrh essentials oils as they are anti-cancerous.

re nutrition - I went to a lovely renowned cancer specialising nutritionist for a while. Sugar and alcohol is a no brainer - just not good - but dairy is complex. She told me to reduce dairy during chemo to help the liver and concentrate on high quality protein to rebuild the body (fish chicken lentils nuts) along with veg/fruit etc. Definitely lots of juicing!!But post chemo her view is that there is opposing research on dairy. While milk has been explored as promoting ER+ cancer (low BC rates in Japan due to zero dairy?? Or is that the fish:soya??) - it has also been shown to have a protective effect by bone strengthening. On her suggestion I go for moderation - organic, and use oat rice and hemp milk too.