Hormone therapy chemotherapy
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It is manly the hormone therapy..Any treatment for cancer (chemotherapy/ radiotherapy/ hormone) in not safe for preganancy. Herceptin can cause decreased amount of fluid between fetus and uterus (amniotic fluid) but after 6 months its rik is low while tamoxifen is teratogenic (can cause developmental abnormality in embryo). It is wise to wait for 2-3 yrs after completion of therapy.
Bets wishes.
Most oncologists will not want to be doing invasive procedures during chemotherapy given the increased risk for infection. In a case where hormone receptors are positive, it is likely that hormone therapy would begin after chemotherapy and radiation therapy (if she needs it). Her doctor will be best to advise regarding this. If you are concerned, you may want to consider a second opinion.
You need to understand that the advantages of radiation therapy, hormone therapy and chemotherapy are prevention of recurrence, increasing the disease free survival period and to prevent the ocurrence of metastasis.
Do let us know what your doctor advises.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Radiation is often advised and then, depending on the Pathology report, Hormone therapy may be also recommended. If the Hormone testing (ER/PR) is positive then Tamoxifen could be advised for 5 years. Chemotherapy is only used when a diagnosis of "true" Cancer is made. ADH is sometimes referred to as "pre-cancerous" due to the fact that it does increase one's risk of developing breast cancer in the future. Regards ....
My mother age 54 was diagonised with breast cancer T2N1M0 IDC GRADE 3 triple negative in october 2006, lupectomy was performed and after 55 days (because she had developed a severe infection in the breast) chemotherapy was given 3 cycles FEC and three cycles Docetere, she than had undergone radiation therapy.
Hi Slippery,
I am sorry to hear about your condition and am also a PCa patient (Gleason 9, T3). Like you, I had a Radical Prostatectomy. My PSA test 90 days after surgery was already 0.7, AKA biochemical failure. In short, the surgery was too late.
As a result I have researched and studied prostate cancer conditions, treatments and prognosis literature until the wee hours of the morning trying to get a clear picture of what to do and what to expect.
In contrast, you may be recommended to have endocrine therapy (hormone therapy). Most of these drugs are oral and would be given after chemotherapy (if chemotherapy is recommended) for a period of about 5 years. You should discuss your concerns with your oncologist, who can better answer your questions as they specifically relate to your situation.
I was diagnosed at age 49 in May, 2007 with Stage II, 3 nodes positive. I had 4 rounds of A/C and 4 rounds of Taxol followed by 33 rounds of radiation. My doctor now wants to put me on hormone therapy. I am premenopausal but haven't gotten my period since July due to chemo. She won't put me on Tamoxifin because of a past history of TIA several years ago. She said I would be at too high a risk for stroke on it.
I have been told from the start that with a lumpectomy I would need radiation. I found out later about the hormone therapy. I want to know if this is standard of care for my situation. I had a 1cm lump including DCIS and ILC. My margins were 6mm, 1cm, 5cm, 6cm. The ILC was in a linear pattern and low nuclear grade. 4 of 4 nodes were negative for cancer. I am ER+ 100% and PR+ 90%. I am HER2 negative. I was told my cancer was caught very early and I should be OK.
1, that I should have chemotherapy and 2, that I should take tamoxofin or another adjuvent therapy. Which way should I go? I've had uterine cancer and I am 65 years old.
The decision to forego with chemotherapy is least dependent on you having MS. It is more dependent on the specific stage and characteristics of the cancer. The fact that your cancer is Her2 negative and ERPR positive means that this carries a good prognosis, and if the tumor is small and no lymph nodes were involved, post menopausal women may opt to just undergo hormononal treatment.
Dear Kathy1124, Decisions regarding adjuvant treatment for breast cancer are based on several factors including size of tumor, lymph node status, as well as specific tumor characteristics you mention such as hormone receptor status and HER2 status. If adjuvant therapy is recommended in your situation there are several regimens that might be used. Treatments that would not be used are the hormone therapies that would be used to treat hormone receptive cancers.
The prognostic model will tell you the percentage of survival and how much benefit you can derive from additional treatments such as hormonal therapy and chemotherapy. Since the mass is also quite large, additional benefit can be derived from radiation therapy.
Regards.
Treatment of male breast cancer uses the same modalities as are used to treat females with breast cancer, these may include use of surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, biologic therapy and/or chemotherapy. Decisions regarding treatment are based on such factors as stage of disease, tumor characteristics (size of tumor, hormone receptor status, Her2 status), lymph node status.
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