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Joan M · 05-04-2011, 05:42 PM

The National Breast Cancer Coalition has set a deadline of January 1, 2020, to end breast cancer.

This was the main topic at this year's annual meeting of the NBCC's advocacy training conference in Washington. The conference was attended by breast cancer survivors from around the country, as well as international survivors. On Tuesday, we all headed over to the Capitol to discuss the deadline with our representatives, including funding in 2012 for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Project. The NBCC is tired of what it considers as small, incremental steps to cure breast cancer and is calling on scientists from all disciplines to brainstorm for a cure.

Here's something about the deadline to end breast cancer by 2020 by Fran Visco. As the president of the NBCC, she is a survivor who at age 39 and a practicing attorney developed breast cancer. At that time her son was only a few months old:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fran-v..._b_855778.html

At the conference, Dr. Slamon spoke, as well as Dr. Love, among other doctors and scientists. I was finally able to thank him personally for his persistence in developing Herceptin, and as you can imagined, he was mobbed for photo shoots by many thankful HER2+ survivors!

Fran Visco, Dr. Love, and others:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUihSI6a2Vc&NR=1

Dr. Slamon in a video about the deadline:

http://www.breastcancerdeadline2020....mon.html#error

Get out the word to your healthcare providers.

Joan

05-04-2011, 05:42 PM	#1
Joan M Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,851	IMPORTANT!!! End breast cancer by 2020 The National Breast Cancer Coalition has set a deadline of January 1, 2020, to end breast cancer. This was the main topic at this year's annual meeting of the NBCC's advocacy training conference in Washington. The conference was attended by breast cancer survivors from around the country, as well as international survivors. On Tuesday, we all headed over to the Capitol to discuss the deadline with our representatives, including funding in 2012 for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Project. The NBCC is tired of what it considers as small, incremental steps to cure breast cancer and is calling on scientists from all disciplines to brainstorm for a cure. Here's something about the deadline to end breast cancer by 2020 by Fran Visco. As the president of the NBCC, she is a survivor who at age 39 and a practicing attorney developed breast cancer. At that time her son was only a few months old: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fran-v..._b_855778.html At the conference, Dr. Slamon spoke, as well as Dr. Love, among other doctors and scientists. I was finally able to thank him personally for his persistence in developing Herceptin, and as you can imagined, he was mobbed for photo shoots by many thankful HER2+ survivors! Fran Visco, Dr. Love, and others: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUihSI6a2Vc&NR=1 Dr. Slamon in a video about the deadline: http://www.breastcancerdeadline2020....mon.html#error Get out the word to your healthcare providers. Joan __________________ Diagnosed stage 2b in July 2003 (2.3 cm, HER2+, ER-/PR-, 7+ nodes). Treated with mastectomy (with immediate DIEP flap reconstruction), AC + T/Herceptin (off label). Cancer advanced to lung in Jan. 2007 (1 cm nodule). Started Herceptin every 3 weeks. Lung wedge resection April 2007. Cancer recurred in lung April 2008. RFA of lung in August 2008. 2nd annual brain MRI in Oct. 2008 discovered 2.6 cm cystic tumor in left frontal lobe. Craniotomy Oct. 2008 (ER-/PR-/HER2-) followed by targeted radiation (IMRT). Coughing up blood Feb. 2009. Thoractomy July 2009 to cut out fungal ball of common soil fungus (aspergillus) that grew in the RFA cavity (most likely inhaled while gardening). No cancer, only fungus. Removal of tiny melanoma from upper left arm, plus sentinel lymph node biopsy in Feb. 2016. Guardant Health liquid biopsy in Feb. 2016 showed mutations in 4 subtypes of TP53. Repeat of Guardant Health biopsy in Jana. 2021 showed 3 TP53 mutations, BRCA1 mutation and CHEK2 mutation. Invitae genetic testing showed negative for all of these. Living with MBC since 2007. Stopped Herceptin Hylecta (injection) treatment in March 2020. Recent 2021 annual CT of chest, abdomen and pelvis and annual brain MRI showed NED. Praying for NED forever!! Last edited by Joan M; 05-04-2011 at 05:47 PM..