Can Herceptin alone cure IV stage cancer

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vishu
vishu Member Posts: 5
edited June 2014 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment
Can Herceptin alone cure IV stage cancer
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  • vishu
    vishu Member Posts: 5
    edited May 2008
    Hi...
    My mother age 52 has stage IV breast cancer infected lungs, lever & spinal cord. One good thing is HER3+ As the cancer is detected at the last stage. We took two senior most doctors opinion, one is saying treatment with Chemo+herceptine+harmone treatment and other one is saying only herceptine with harmone treatment. It is hard to decide since it is spreading speedly. What to do??

    Vishal
    vishalsdogra@gmail.com

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  • twink
    twink Member Posts: 1,574
    edited May 2008

    Vishal,

    I'm sorry to hear of your mother's diagnosis.  It's hard to deal with the potentially critical illness of a parent.  I know how this is both from a child's perspective and a parent's.  I hope you get the answers you're looking for to help your mom.  HER+ disease is aggressive but Herceptin has made a big difference in the prognosis for this type of breast cancer.  You may want to look into a few of the HER2+ related discussion threads for insight into promising treatment options.  Best wishes to you and your mother Vishal.

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