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Signet ring cell lobular breast cancer
by guardians6, May 10, 2008 01:49AM
test information coming up in Japanese for breast cancer and some info coming out scary like angiolymphatic invasion present. I was placed in a study that tested the tumor cell's DNA and I underwent CHemo ( Asriamycin and Cytoxin) 4 rounds 2007 with the standard 33 radiation treatments. I tried tamoxifen and obtained a DVT and now am om arimadex. Are these latter forms of treatment beneficial and 8% reaccurance anywhere in the body is this good?
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The aromatase inhibitor arimidex is a hormonal therapy which carries a lesser risk of vascular problems such as DVT. Hormonal treatment further lowers the recurrence rate of breast cancers by an additional 8% (at least) and even give a survival advantage. These hormonal treatments are most appropriate for post-menopausal patients whose tumors stain positive for the Estrogen and/or Progesterone receptors. I hope your treatment will be as unremarkable as possible. Regards and God bless.