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Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/breast-cancer/expert-answers/breast-cancer/faq-20058066

HER2-positive breast cancer: What is it? - Mayo Clinic

A friend of mine has HER2-positive breast cancer. Can you tell me what this means? Answer From Karthik Giridhar, M.D.. HER2-positive breast cancer is a breast ...

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/understanding-a-breast-cancer-diagnosis/breast-cancer-her2-status.html

Breast Cancer HER2 Status | What is HER2 Status? | American ...

HER2 is a protein that helps breast cancer cells grow quickly. Breast cancer cells with higher than normal levels of HER2 are called HER2-positive.

Cleveland Clinic

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25213-her2-positive-breast-cancer

HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Symptoms & Treatment

Aug 28, 2023 ... HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer affects some people who have invasive breast cancer. This is a fast-growing ...

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

https://www.bcrf.org/blog/her2-positive-breast-cancer-treatment-research/

HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Guide | BCRF

Scientists discovered human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer when searching for genes that cause cancer.

Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center

https://www.pennmedicine.org/cancer/types-of-cancer/breast-cancer/types-of-breast-cancer/her2-positive-breast-cancer

HER2 Positive Breast Cancer | Penn Medicine

HER2-positive breast cancer is a form of breast cancer that tests positive for the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, a protein also called HER2.

National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) | Donate Online

https://nbcf.org.au/about-breast-cancer/diagnosis/her2-positive-breast-cancer/

HER2 positive breast cancer | Diagnosis, Treatment & More | NBCF

Around 15-20% of all breast cancer cases are HER2 positive, meaning that the breast cancer cells produce excessive amounts of the HER2 protein, ...

MD Anderson Cancer Center

https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/her2-positive-breast-cancer--what-it-is--diagnosis-and-treatment.h00-159542112.html

HER2 positive breast cancer: What it is, diagnosis and treatment ...

Aug 22, 2022 ... This type of cancer is called “HER2 positive.” Because it grows more quickly, it's more aggressive than other cancers.

PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19346299/

The HER-2 receptor and breast cancer: ten years of targeted anti ...

Apr 3, 2009 ... The human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER-2) oncogene encodes a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor that has evolved as a major ...

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1814017

Trastuzumab Emtansine for Residual Invasive HER2-Positive Breast ...

Dec 5, 2018 ... Patients who have residual invasive breast cancer after receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 ...

SEER

https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast-subtypes.html

Female Breast Cancer Subtypes — Cancer Stat Facts

HR-/HER2-; HR+/HER2+; HR-/HER2+. HR stands for hormone receptor. HR+ means that tumor cells have receptors for the hormones estrogen or progesterone, ...

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