Pregnant with Breast Cancer - Delayed Chemo

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> Hello ,

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> I am new to this group. The reason I joined is that my friend has been

> recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She is 37 yrs old, 5 months

> pregnant diagonosed with IDC Breast Cancer. She is estrogen, progesterone

> and Her 2 Neu NEGATIVE. The tumor is Grade 3 and Cancer is at Stage 1. She

> had a Mastectomy done at Stanford Hospital 4 weeks ago and the lymph nodes

> came out negative. The doctors at Stanford are suggesting chemotherapy

> starting next week! They want her to finish her12 weeks of chemo, before the

> baby is here in June.

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> She is in a terrible dilemma as she is very reluctant to do chemotherapy

> and was looking for an alternative approach. But all the oncologists she

> has met for first, second and third opinions have all recommended she go

> through chemo soon since triple negative is supposed to be more aggressive.

> They say, If she doesn't there is a big chance that the cancer will

> relapse. Since chemo is more effective when done within 12 weeks of her

> surgery, she is time bound. She is in a big dilemma and wants to consult

> with a good naturopath who has had experience dealing with cancer patients

> before she makes her decision.

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> Would anyone know of some alternative treatment instead of chemo or some

> treatment to delay her chemo for another 4 months (till after she delivers

> her baby).

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> Any insights into such a case would be very appreciated.

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> Thank you,

> Hiral

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