more research/info

Tonight there is an online conference at 6:30 that is going to discuss new developments in cancer treatment - if you want to view it, go to:

http://www.breastcancer.org/conf.html

We'll answer your questions about the latest research presented earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). There will be new information on the use of Herceptin with chemotherapy for early stage, lymph node-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer; the importance of eating a low-fat diet; and whether statins--used to lower cholesterol--can help women without a personal history of breast cancer reduce their risk of getting the disease.

Remember, I'm still not "staged" and we don't have the definitive answer about whether it's in my lymph nodes yet (still hopeful that it's not) and treatment is different for every scenerio, but I am informed that Herceptin is in my future.

K