? no viable cancer cells
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Topic: ? no viable cancer cells
Posted By: specksmama
Subject: ? no viable cancer cells
Date Posted: Jun 08 2010 at 1:49pm
If my breast surgeon said there were no viable cancer cells left in my tumor, is that the same as pcr?
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Diagnosed 12/09 IDC triple neg
2cm tumor
1 of 11 nodes positive
Chemo until 4/20/10
Surgery 5/26/10 No viable cancer left in breast
1 mm of cancer in one lymph node.
Radiation 6/28 to 8/9
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Posted By: dmwolf
Date Posted: Jun 08 2010 at 11:15pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(You WIN, girlfriend!!!)
love,
Denise
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DX 2/08@43 stg II IDC; gr2,0 nodes. Neoadj chemo, first ACx2 (fail) then CarboTaxotereX6(better). Lump, Rads done 11/08; Clodronate. False alarm queen: PetCT lung & TM marker. NED. PBM w/recon 9/10.
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Posted By: trip2
Date Posted: Jun 09 2010 at 3:46pm
Wonderful!
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Stage 2 2003
Stage 1 2007
BRCA 1+
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Posted By: TNBC_in_NS
Date Posted: Jun 09 2010 at 9:03pm
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AWESOME!!!!! Keep up the good work!
Hugs, Helen in NS
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Diag@57TNBC04/092.5cm Lquad 05/09 TCx4Radsx30CT03/01/10 FU03/31/10ClearBRCA- 01/2011 RTNBC BMX 06/14/2011~2013 clear
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Posted By: Tabatha00
Date Posted: Jun 10 2010 at 12:41pm
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I had PCR as well. What does that do as far as recurrence rate? Does PCR make the stats tip in our favor?
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Posted By: CiGi
Date Posted: Jun 10 2010 at 4:26pm
What is PCR?
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Age 40, 4/28/10 lumpectomy (3 cm) TNBC Grade 3 Stage 2 0/3 nodes, TAC 6x 3 week cycles start 6/15 finish 9/27, 33 rounds rads 11/22. BRCA1 & 2 neg. Lymphedema rt hand 8/14. Joint pain Dec 2010.
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Posted By: Sugar77
Date Posted: Jun 10 2010 at 4:53pm
PCR stands for Pathological Complete Response.
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DX IDC TNBC Oct. 27, 2009, age at diagnosis 45, Stage 1, Grade 3, <1 cm, 0/2 nodes, lumpectomy, Taxotere/CytoxanX4, finished Feb. 8, 2010, radiation completed Apr. 21, 2010.
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Posted By: dmwolf
Date Posted: Jun 10 2010 at 5:47pm
Tabatha - YES, pCR is the gold standard. Your prognosis is excellent! (recurrence rate less than 15%)
Love,
Denise
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DX 2/08@43 stg II IDC; gr2,0 nodes. Neoadj chemo, first ACx2 (fail) then CarboTaxotereX6(better). Lump, Rads done 11/08; Clodronate. False alarm queen: PetCT lung & TM marker. NED. PBM w/recon 9/10.
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