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It may be too early in the morning for me, but I am not quite following this. Does this mean that any rouge breast cancer cells that may be floating in my body may have been "fixed" by the stem cell transplant? I understand this is all hypothetically thinking at this point, but...very interesting thoughts to say the least.
I was originally told that no transplant hospital wanted to treat me because of the breast cancer. The big fear is/was that the transplant could kick start the BC again. Many, many tests had to be done before the transplant was approved. Thank God the BC was NED then and that I continue to be. Maybe the mindset will change making it easier for people to get necessary treatments. Thoughts??? Thanks...
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Maryann
Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00
Mod Rad Mastectomy 24nod/5+
Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol
Tamoxifen 4 1/2 yrs
Radiation - 32 x
Metastatic BC lung/liver 10/04
thorocentesis 2x - pleurodesis
Herceptin Taxatiere Carbo
Femera/Lupron
BC NED 4/05
chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5/06
Induction/consolidation chemo
bone marrow transplant - 11/3/06
Severe Host vs Graft Disease of liver
BC mets to lung 11/07
Fasoladex Herceptin Zometa Xeloda
GVHD/Iron overload to liver
Avascular Necrosis/morphine pump 10/10
metastatic brain tumor
steriotactic radiosurgery
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