Portal Bangka Belitung– The oncology surgeon at RSCM, Sonar Soni Panigoro, provides education about cancer breast tipe Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2).
He explained cancer breast tipe Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) can not be detected only through pathological examination such as lump palpation.
“Type determination cancer after pathology examination to find out cancer or not. To get to the type HER2 should be followed by immunohistochemical examination to determine the type HER2 or not. Almost impossible (the lump HER2 or not) are checked at home, “he said in virtually limited discussion.
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This means that performing an immunohistochemical examination is the only way that can be done to detect it cancer breast type HER2.
Please note, there are no special signs that point to the type cancer This is in addition to the lumps that also appear in other types.
Sonar also added that there was no research that specifically proved it HER2 caused by a bad lifestyle.
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Reporting from Antara.com, HER2 contains only the receptors HER2 without progesterone and estrogen hormone receptors as in luminal A and B. The treatment is only through chemotherapy and administration of anti-HER2 or Trastuzumab.
“To HER2 can only be given chemotherapy a year because after that there is no other benefit. For chemotherapy drugs, we have not been able to produce them because the raw materials are still difficult and the technology is not cheap. Trastuzumab is still imported, although now there are similar drugs, “said Sonar.
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