Treatments and Research for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Updated
April 10, 2018
In this section, you will find out more about medicines and treatments for HER2-positive breast cancer. You’ll also get insight into unique medical concerns you may have as a person choosing therapy
for this type of breast cancer.
For more details about what you can find in this section, look at the navigation on the left.
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- Learn
- The Basics
- Types of Breast Cancer
- DCIS and LCIS
- Hormone Receptor-Positive
- HER2-Positive
- Triple-Negative
- Metastatic
- How Breast Cancer Metastasizes
- What Makes Metastatic Breast Cancer Different
- Feelings of Loss
- Bone Metastases
- Brain Metastases
- Liver Metastases
- Lung Metastases
- Diagnosis and Testing
- Treatments and Research
- Side Effects
- Bone Health and MBC
- Bone Pain and MBC
- Chemobrain
- Depression and Anxiety and MBC
- Hair Loss and MBC
- Hand-Foot Syndrome and MBC
- Heart Health and MBC
- Insomnia and Fatigue and MBC
- Menopausal Symptoms and MBC
- Mouth Sores and MBC
- Nail and Skin Changes and MBC
- Nausea and Vomiting and MBC
- Neuropathy and MBC
- Neutropenia and MBC
- Pain and MBC
- Sexual Side Effects
- Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Inflammatory
- Lobular
- Diagnosis and Testing
- Treatments and Research
- Getting a Second Opinion
- Clinical Trials
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Targeted Therapy
- Hormonal Therapy
- Biosimilars
- Breast Reconstruction
- Complementary Therapy
- Yoga and Breast Cancer
- Side Effects
- Anemia
- Why Fear of Recurrence Happens
- Common Fear of Recurrence Triggers
- Managing Your Fear of Recurrence
- Getting Support for Fears of Recurrence
- Bone Loss
- Bone Pain
- Chemobrain
- Depression and Anxiety
- Diarrhea
- Fear of Recurrence
- Hair Loss
- Hand-Foot Syndrome
- Heart Health
- High Cholesterol
- Insomnia and Fatigue
- Lymphedema
- Menopausal Symptoms
- Mouth Sores
- Nail and Skin Changes
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Neuropathy
- Neutropenia
- Pain
- Secondary Cancers
- Sexual Side Effects
- Weight Gain
- Weight Loss
- Living With Breast Cancer
- Body Image
- Bone Health Basics
- Treatments and Your Bone Health
- Bone Health Tests
- Improving Bone Health
- Medicines To Protect Bones
- Diet, Nutrition and Exercise
- Making Meals Healthy
- Tips for Healthy Eating
- Emotional Health
- Fear of Recurrence
- Fertility and Breast Cancer
- Genetics and Family Risk
- Job and Financial Concerns
- Breast Cancer and the Workplace
- Telling Employers and Coworkers About Your Diagnosis
- Work Accommodations and Disability Benefits
- Offsetting the “Hidden Costs” of Breast Cancer
- Getting Organized for Health Insurance
- Private, State and Federal Insurance
- Navigating Your Heatlh Insurance
- Dealing With a Claim Denial
- Other Ways to Get Insurance
- Financial Planning
- What is the ACA?
- Sex and Intimacy
- Birth Control and Breast Cancer
- Maintaining Sexual Life
- If You Feel Pain During Sex
- Sexual Side Effects
- Body Image and Sexuality
- Improving Sexual Health With Medical Approaches
- Improving Sexual Health With Self Care
- Talking With Your Partner About Sex and Intimacy
- Talking With Your Healthcare Team About Sex and Intimacy
- Signs of Recurrence
- Learning from Others
- Additional Resources
- Get Support
- How You Can Help
- News & Opinion
