There is lots of information on possible treatments for ER+ breast cancers but I don't see what the potential treatments for both hormone receptor positive breast cancers are. Are they the same treatment options? thanks in advance
Her treatment was a condensed cycle of EC (x4, given fortnightly), then a cycle of docetaxel (x3 - every 3 weeks), a long with 12 courses of 2 injections which are given every 3 weeks even after her last chemo treatment. Those injections are purely aimed at the HER2+ and other hormones. No idea the name of the actual injections. They're given over 5 mins in the thigh.
She finished her last chemo 4 weeks this coming Monday, and is due in for her op not this coming Thursday, but the 28th of this month. After which and all going to plan with the op, she will be given 15 rounds of radiotherapy. Then it's 10 years on a certain drug.
All that said, my wife's cancer was quite extensive within her breast (4.6cm tumour and a smaller 1.5cm tumour behind that one. With 2 lymph nodes involved), so her treatment is quite extensive. The docetaxel did completely melt the cancer and according to all the scans she has had they can't find any evidence of cancer at all, but still needs the op which was changed from a full mastectomy down to a lumpectomy due to the unexpected complete success of the chemo.
One thing we have learned through all this, cancer can change, and change quickly and as such, the treatment plan that may be set out for you prior to it all beginning may not be the exact same treatment plan that gets implemented along the way as our story proves.
Her treatment was a condensed cycle of EC (x4, given fortnightly), then a cycle of docetaxel (x3 - every 3 weeks), a long with 12 courses of 2 injections which are given every 3 weeks even after her last chemo treatment. Those injections are purely aimed at the HER2+ and other hormones. No idea the name of the actual injections. They're given over 5 mins in the thigh.
She finished her last chemo 4 weeks this coming Monday, and is due in for her op not this coming Thursday, but the 28th of this month. After which and all going to plan with the op, she will be given 15 rounds of radiotherapy. Then it's 10 years on a certain drug.
All that said, my wife's cancer was quite extensive within her breast (4.6cm tumour and a smaller 1.5cm tumour behind that one. With 2 lymph nodes involved), so her treatment is quite extensive. The docetaxel did completely melt the cancer and according to all the scans she has had they can't find any evidence of cancer at all, but still needs the op which was changed from a full mastectomy down to a lumpectomy due to the unexpected complete success of the chemo.
One thing we have learned through all this, cancer can change, and change quickly and as such, the treatment plan that may be set out for you prior to it all beginning may not be the exact same treatment plan that gets implemented along the way as our story proves.
