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Herceptin Treatment After Mastectomy

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Dr. Dipanjan Majumder MD

i just finished Herceptin treatment for breast cancer . I also had a mastectomy of the left breadt. just had a chest xray and the findings say "suggestive nodulsr shafow superimposedon the right third ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dipanjan Majumder ( Oncologist)
Dr. Deepak Sundriyal MD

I'm trying to decide between Taxol, Herceptin and Anastrazole treatment vs. TCh, Taxotere , Carboplatin , Herceptin. I'm not as concerned about side effects as I am with success. Please let me know... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Meher Lakshmi Konatam MD

How often is it recommended to one to get a PET scan after treatment of Stage 3 Her 2 positive ... mastectomy , radiation , perception for a year and chemotherapy . I am a 56 year old female under a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Meher Lakshmi Konatam ( Oncologist)
Dr.   Ashish Verma MD

bad but I cant find any internet that letrozole is a final treatment of this type of cancer treatment. Is this medicine a required part of the cancer treatment I went thru? (stage 2 her - I think) ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Verma ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

. Mastectomy was done and treated (oral chemotherapy - Zeloda and Herceptin). Treatment was finished mid this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)

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Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

a mastectomy then started radiation treatment for the cervical cancer in August of 2016 for 5 weeks .... Currently, I have Herceptin treatment one time every 3 weeks. I was recently told I had... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Tayyeba Waheed MD

I just finished my last herceptin treatment today. My alk phosphatase level was 137. Should I be concerned. I have had breast cancer twice with a double mastectomy this time around. The first time in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tayyeba Waheed ( Oncologist)
Dr. Deepak Sundriyal MD

treatment is OK or not & secondly what is the sucess on survival rate? Third can we get this medicine ...My wife 33 years old 171 cm,65 kgs premenopausal lady had left breast radical mastectomy on May 20 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr. Priyank Mody MD

Adriomycin chemotherapy drugs can affect the heart. I had a muga scan done prior to my chemo treatment and at the end of my chemo treatment. I also had radiation, but no further muga scan after that... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyank Mody ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

hello my friend is going to start her chemo treatment thursday for breast cancer. She under went a ... treatment is good for her liver to metabolize medication from chemo. Is this true? Thank you for taking... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)