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Re: The Emperor of All Maladies
I just finished reading the book as well. My oncologist had mentioned it to me. It really clarified the lack of significant progress on treating cancer until the last few decades.
Tricky Dick might have resigned in disgrace, but I wonder how many lives will eventually be saved because he started the War on Cancer. But if it wasn't for Mary Lasker to organize Farber, the American Cancer Society, and Congress to fight this disease I wonder if we would have the treatments we have today.
You can truly see in the book how 1 person can make a difference.
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
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