Welcome to the WIN Against Breast Cancer message board. WIN ABC is pleased to provide an opportunity for you to have some of your concerns addressed. Please be aware that your questions will be directed to other visitors to this site. Medical information posted may not have been submitted by a healthcare professional specializing in breast health and breast cancer care.

If you would like to direct specific questions to the staff at WIN ABC, or are in need of one-on-one support and information, please complete the Personal Profile Form, send an email to mail@winabc.org or call us at 626-332-2255. Toll-free: 1-866-2WINABC (866-294-6222)

Please take a moment to read our Privacy Policy.

Re: Taxotere, Herceptin & carboplastin

Please submit only once, then click "reload page" to see the updated board. Thank you.

Our site is not a  place to post advertisements of any kind.  Any such messages will be removed. Please respect that this is a forum to help people address issues relative to breast health and breast cancer.  

[ Followups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Reload Page ] [ Post Message ] [ Message Board ] [ Search ] [ FAQ ]
Posted by Shelly Blechman on 1/31/2002 from 216.246.34.217:

In reply to: Taxotere, Herceptin & carboplastin posted by Carmen on 1/24/2002 from 166.90.238.42:

I do know of people that have had this treatment with success. The deaths related to Herceptin have been relatively small in comparison to numbers who have taken the drug successfully. I had read that back in 2000, Genentech (mfg of Herceptin) had announced that there had been 15 deaths related to taking this treatment out of approximately 23,000 who had taken the drug. 47 others had adverse effects including allergic shock and extreme respiratory distress, most symptoms occurring with 24 hrs of administration. Again these numbers are relatively small (.06% and .2% respectively) in comparison to the larger number of individuals who have received this treatment.

If you would like, we can connect you with individuals who have had this treatment as well as some of the researchers and providers who have developed and used Herceptin. I would recommend that you discuss your concerns with your providers and see what their recommendations are and what provisions they make for patients that may have adverse reactions.

As with all medications, there are risks and as informed healthcare consumers, we need to learn as much as possible then we need to weigh the benefits versus the risks and make and informed decision.

Shelly Blechman
Program Director
WIN Against Breast Cancer
www.winabc.org
(626) 332-2255

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
Comments:
Optional Link URL:
Link Title:
Optional Image URL:

Please submit only once, then click "reload page" to see the updated board. Thank you.

Our site is not a  place to post advertisements of any kind.  Any such messages will be removed. Please respect that this is a forum to help people address issues relative to breast health and breast cancer.  

[ Followups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Reload Page ] [ Post Message ] [ Message Board ] [ Search ] [ FAQ ]

WIN Against Breast CancerTM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.