Introduction

Herceptin is the brand name of a medicine called trastuzumab. It's used to treat some types of Breast cancer , oesophageal cancer and stomach cancer .

This page covers:

How it works

When it's used

How it's given

Side effects

Heart monitoring

Who may not be able to have it

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Medically Reviewed by a doctor on 21 Nov 2016