Katie Thurston talks about her breast cancer treatment plan
After receiving her stage 4 diagnosis, Katie gave an update on her treatment plan.
“The cancer in the liver is from breast cancer,” she said. “Basically speaking, my breast cancer will be the root and focus. Six rounds of chemotherapy will begin.”
But just before Katie was scheduled to begin this treatment, she received another update.
On April 4, 2025, she wrote on Instagram, “I was scheduled to start chemotherapy today.” “I was packing winter hats, winter socks, snacks, blankets, medicine, and entertainment. My aunt Lindsey was flying in this weekend for my recovery. However, yesterday I received word that my liver, breast, and lymph node pathology results were all HER2 negative, even though my original Kaiser samples were HER2+. I was minutes away from taking steroids to prepare for chemotherapy. Instead, I’m going to see my doctor and discuss how this happened, what tests are needed, and what this means for my new treatment plan.”
As a result, Katie said, “chemotherapy seems to be off the table.”
“You should be excited about that,” she added. “But in the last two months, I went on to receive three updates. I think the thorough diagnosis and getting a second opinion helped me on my path to the early stages of cancer.”
