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hutchibk · 08-08-2008, 05:04 PM

Two American Airlines planes to dawn pink ribbon
8/8/2008 5:33 PM
By: Associated Press

FORT WORTH—American Airlines will unveil two planes Monday featuring a pink ribbon running the length of the fuselage in honor of its partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

The partnership includes a $7.5 million pledge from the airline to research a rare form of breast cancer.
The two planes will be the first of eight featuring the pink ribbon. In press releases Friday, both groups announced American's pledge will fund research of inflammatory breast cancer—an aggressive and frequently fatal form of the disease—at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Komen said that kind of breast cancer represents 2 - 5 percent of all breast cancer cases.
Komen said the grant will fund a team of patient advocates, oncologists, pathologists and scientists working to improve the ability to diagnose and treat the disease.

Fort Worth-based American, the world's largest airline, pledged to raise $1 million annually for eight years to fund the research project. The rest of the money raised will fund health and community programs.

American said most of the funds will be raised at its annual American Airlines Celebrity Golf and Tennis Weekend.

08-08-2008, 05:04 PM	#1
hutchibk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,519	Two American Airlines planes to dawn pink ribbon Two American Airlines planes to dawn pink ribbon 8/8/2008 5:33 PM By: Associated Press FORT WORTH—American Airlines will unveil two planes Monday featuring a pink ribbon running the length of the fuselage in honor of its partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The partnership includes a $7.5 million pledge from the airline to research a rare form of breast cancer. The two planes will be the first of eight featuring the pink ribbon. In press releases Friday, both groups announced American's pledge will fund research of inflammatory breast cancer—an aggressive and frequently fatal form of the disease—at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Komen said that kind of breast cancer represents 2 - 5 percent of all breast cancer cases. Komen said the grant will fund a team of patient advocates, oncologists, pathologists and scientists working to improve the ability to diagnose and treat the disease. Fort Worth-based American, the world's largest airline, pledged to raise $1 million annually for eight years to fund the research project. The rest of the money raised will fund health and community programs. American said most of the funds will be raised at its annual American Airlines Celebrity Golf and Tennis Weekend. __________________ Brenda NOV 2012 - 9 yr anniversary JULY 2012 - 7 yr anniversary stage IV (of 50...) Nov'03~ dX stage 2B Dec'03~ Rt side mastectomy, Her2+, ER/PR+, 10 nodes out, one node positive Jan'04~ Taxotere/Adria/Cytoxan x 6, NED, no Rads, Tamox. 1 year, Arimadex 3 mo., NED 14 mo. Sept'05~ micro mets lungs/chest nodes/underarm node, Switched to Aromasin, T/C/H x 7, NED 6 months - Herceptin only Aug'06~ micro mets chest nodes, & bone spot @ C3 neck, Added Taxol to Herceptin Feb'07~ Genetic testing, BRCA 1&2 neg Apr'07~ MRI - two 9mm brain mets & 5 punctates, new left chest met, & small increase of bone spot C3 neck, Stopped Aromasin May'07~ Started Tykerb/Xeloda, no WBR for now June'07~ MRI - stable brain mets, no new mets, 9mm spots less enhanced, CA15.3 down 45.5 to 9.3 in 10 wks, Ty/Xel working magic! Aug'07~ MRI - brain mets shrunk half, NO NEW BRAIN METS!!, TMs stable @ 9.2 Oct'07~ PET/CT & MRI show NED Apr'08~ scans still show NED in the head, small bone spot on right iliac crest (rear pelvic bone) Sept'08~ MRI shows activity in brain mets, completed 5 fractions/5 consecutive days of IMRT to zap the pesky buggers Oct'08~ dropped Xeloda, switched to tri-weekly Herceptin in combo with Tykerb, extend to tri-monthly Zometa infusion Dec'08~ Brain MRI- 4 spots reduced to punctate size, large spot shrunk by 3mm, CT of torso clear/pelvis spot stable June'09~ new 3-4mm left cerrebellar spot zapped with IMRT targeted rads Sept'09~ new 6mm & 1 cm spots in pituitary/optic chiasm area. Rx= 25 days of 3D conformal fractionated targeted IMRT to the tumors. Oct'09~ 25 days of low dose 3D conformal fractionated targeted IMRT to the bone mets spot on rt. iliac crest that have been watching for 2 years. Added daily Aromasin back into treatment regimen. Apr'10~ Brain MRI clear! But, see new small spot on adrenal gland. Change from Aromasin back to Tamoxifen. June'10~ Tumor markers (CA15.3) dropped from 37 to 23 after one month on Tamoxifen. Continue to monitor adrenal gland spot. Remain on Tykerb/Herceptin/Tamoxifen. Nov'10~ Radiate positive mediastinal node that was pressing on recurrent laryngeal nerve, causing paralyzed larynx and a funny voice. Jan'11~ MRI shows possible activity or perhaps just scar tissue/necrotic increase on 3 previously treated brain spots and a pituitary spot. 5 days of IMRT on 4 spots. Feb'11~ Enrolled in T-DM1 EAP in Denver, first treatment March 25, 2011. Mar'11~ Finally started T-DM1 EAP in Denver at Rocky Mountain Cancer Center/Rose on Mar. 25... hallelujah. "I would rather be anecdotally alive than statistically dead."