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Forum: Caregivers Corner 09-27-2008, 09:38 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,681
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
CURE article: When Patients Don't Want to Know

Hi,

I think that this article has some excellent points about the difficulties for caregivers, when patients can't talk about their own (sometimes dire) prognosis:
...
Forum: her2group 04-29-2008, 09:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,309
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Hi, I'm also awaiting CT torso scan results...

Hi,

I'm also awaiting CT torso scan results - and expect to get the full radiology report today, when I see my onc. It's definitely an anxiety-filled time. But I've often (over the past 5+ years...
Forum: General Cancer News 04-10-2008, 11:55 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,138
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Unhappy Link did not connect to cited article

For whomever posts these "news" messages:

Please check that the URL that you use for the link actually works, and leads to the specific article you're referencing.

Thanks,
Sandy in Silicon...
Forum: Herceptin / Tykerb 01-15-2008, 08:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,915
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Smile Almost 5 years on Herceptin

Hi, CD,

I started on Herceptin in 2/03, when I was first dx'd with bcmets... since then, through 10 cycles of Taxotere along with it, through 8 cycles - TWICE - of Xeloda with it, and most...
Forum: Breast Cancer News 01-03-2008, 09:15 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,549
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Small study (N=20) on continuing Herceptin after brain mets

"Clinical Utility of Continuing Trastuzumab Beyond Brain Progression in HER-2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer", Letter to the Editor, The Oncologist 2007;12:1467-1471.
...
Forum: Breast Cancer News 01-01-2008, 08:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,809
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Is this a joke?

Used the link, and it's an empty loop. No info - maybe they're just trying to get lots of "hits" to the website, to impress advertisers?
Forum: General Cancer News 12-28-2007, 12:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,505
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Could not find this reference - please provide more specific URL

From the news coming out of the FDA advisory panel, which recommended FDA rejection of Avastin for metastasized bc, because of its harsh side effects and the study's failure to find longer survival...
Forum: Herceptin / Tykerb 12-28-2007, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,583
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Question what IS a "smart pill"?

Dear gdpawel,

I do understand the importance of pre-testing for the likelihood of targeted therapies, like Herceptin and Tykerb, to be effective against one's bc cancer cells.

However, are the...
Forum: Breast Cancer Meeting Highlights 12-18-2007, 07:21 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,665
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Cool Maybe, but...

Hi, Kate -

My onc just returned from SABC with some other info about Tykerb. Latest research shows it only 28% effective in elongating the time-to-progression of both existing, and...
Forum: General Cancer News 12-12-2007, 09:13 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,363
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Link did not connect to cited article

Could the poster please correct the link?

I was unable to find the cited article.

Thanks.

Sandy in Silicon Valley
Forum: Articles of Interest 12-06-2007, 08:20 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,137
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Big Dose of Skepticism: Miracle Cure? Be Skeptical...

http://www.newsweek.com/id/73283

"...Just because someone with a Ph.D. or M.D. performs a clinical trial doesn't mean that [it] possesses any credibility whatsoever... The vast majority are worse...
Forum: her2group 11-16-2007, 11:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,320
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Sorry, I left out the website for the medical...

Sorry, I left out the website for the medical referral to evening primrose oil:
<http://www.news-medical.net/?id=14257>

(((hugs)))
Sandy in Silicon Valley
Forum: her2group 11-16-2007, 11:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,320
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Cool cautions on use of evening primrose oil & other phyto-estrogens

Hi, Andi & others interested in alternative/ supplementary herbs & nutrition,

I personally shy away from taking any kind of supplements, unless recommended by my oncologist, who works as well as a...
Forum: her2group 11-15-2007, 09:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,965
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Thumbs up HER-2/neu+++ & BRCA1-mutation

Hi, Debbie -

Thanks for posting this poll.

Yes, I was in a double-blind genetic counseling/testing research project 10 years ago, before I knew anything about my HER-2/neu status, and I...
Forum: her2group 11-13-2007, 10:01 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,750
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
familiar familial dysfunction

Hi, Sherry -

I can certainly relate to how hurt and angered you are as a result of your brother's decision to leave you and your husband, who've been there for him through his illness, out of his...
Forum: her2group 11-07-2007, 11:16 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,034
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Smile brain MRI results A-OK

Hi, Christine -

Whew - such good news! How did your oncologist and/or radiation onc know that the "tumor had grown slightly" on your previous set of scans?

I'm in a similar position, though...
Forum: Keeping Your Mind Off of BC 10-30-2007, 11:38 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,994
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
What to be for Hallowe'en...

Hi, Maryann -

Great post & thread. You've had an obstacle-filled journey with bc, mets & leukemia, and have kept bouncing back, with humor and ebullience. I like "Tigger" as a name, and a...
Forum: Herceptin / Tykerb 10-29-2007, 11:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,607
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Unhappy Acne-like rash around nose and nosebleeds on Tykerb

Hi,

I've been on Tykerb for 4 months straight now, and have had some bad itching, but the acne-like rash on my face has been mild.

Just recently, pimply rash spots have sprung up just under my...
Forum: General Cancer News 10-27-2007, 01:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,327
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Unhappy Better link for Targeted Therapies news article

Hi,

the link provided in the initial post for this thread sent me to a default page...

Here's a more specific link to the same article, so that you won't have to do a wild goose chase search...
Forum: her2group 10-25-2007, 12:19 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,871
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Thumbs down why not Herceptin AND Tykerb?

Hi, Donna -

I think that the answer to your question comes from how the two drugs have been tested...

The Tykerb Phase III trial that GSK ran was exclusively for patients with bcmets, whose...
Forum: Breast Cancer News 10-22-2007, 08:58 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,935
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Research - Attitude doesn't affect length of survival outcome in head & neck cancers

http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/0710
22/emotional-state-doesnt-affect-cancer-survival.htm
Forum: Keeping Your Mind Off of BC 10-20-2007, 08:48 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 13,335
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
what is green lime in a can, and where can I get it?

Hola, Lily!

Your green lime soup lunch sounds yummy - but I'm unfamiliar with green lime in a can... is it whole preserved limes, or lime syrup/juice? Where can I get some - what brands do you...
Forum: her2group 10-20-2007, 08:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,742
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
brain scan results will determine next step

Hi, Debbie -

Depending on what the brain MRI today shows, if the two spots that showed on the CT scan are indicated on the brain MRI, you'll likely be given the option of SRS (stereotactic...
Forum: Keeping Your Mind Off of BC 10-19-2007, 08:03 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 13,335
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
vegetarian (non-organic) lunch/dinner recipe

I like this thread - Thanks, Lily! I love cooking & baking, even though it doesn't really make me forget that I have metastasized bc - nor do I especially see that as a goal.

It seems like the...
Forum: Breast Cancer News 10-18-2007, 07:47 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,416
Posted By Sandy in Silicon Valley
Thumbs down BRCA 1 & BRCA 2 genetic testing

Dear Farign,

Do you have a family history of breast/ ovarian/ prostate/ stomach cancer?

If not, my impression has been that it's a very small risk that you have a BRCA 1 or 2 mutation.

If...
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