Herceptin Therapy For Breast Cancer
HER2 is an aggressive form of breast cancer that grows and spreads rapidly. About one in five women with breast cancer have HER2-positive breast cancer or protein human epidermal growth factor receptor2. Indications For HER2-positive breast cancer, Herceptin is used as an adjuvant chemotherapy treatment, meaning that it follows primary treatment, which is usually surgery. It’s considered effective for early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer regardless of whether it has spread to the lymph nodes....