HER2 negative

This was on my letter that i got a copy of when it went to the dr dont really understand what it means my cancer nurse says thats really good

 

so confused lol

 

Dawn x

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June, moderator

Hi Tiz

 

So sorry to hear of you diagnosis with Breast Cancer.

 

When you have your biopsy, the tissue removed is sent to a pathology lab for testing. They test it with Oestrogen, progestogen and HER2 the epidermal growth hormone. If your tissue proves positive (sensitive) to Oestrogen and/or progestogen, it is said to be hormone positive and at some point in your treatment you will have a hormone tablet such as Tamoxifen to take. If it is HER2 positive, they you will need Herceptin, which at the moment is only licensed for use alongside chemotherapy. Your cancer is HER2 negative, so Herceptin will not be necessary for you. The fact that your BCN said it was a good result, I’m assuming you are oestrogen/progesteron positive. If so, depending on the grade of your tumour and if there are any lymph nodes or not, you MIGHT not need chemo.

 

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Sending hugs and best wishes

 

poemsgalore xx