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'lizbeth · 01-01-2014, 08:10 PM

Yes Jackie - I couldn't agree more, cancer patients are entitled to make decisions based on factual data.

I question why surgeons are making a power grab to get an alert system.

The information in the study is from 1995 through 2008, over 5 years old - which is prior to almost all targeted therapies for the stage I, IIa & IIb.

I appreciate seeing what the industry is up to, but I feel this study wasted valuable dollars that could be used for something more valuable - like identifying the 6 of 10 women who are currently suffering through chemo, believing it is "saving" their life - when they are actually receiving no benefit from the treatment.

I downloaded information Lani posted - that I hope to find progress in identifying more of these patients. I'm off to eagerly devour the news!

I have much higher expectations for advances in the 21st century, a century in which cancer patients should not have to suffer through radiation, chemotherapy and surgery as standard of care.

01-01-2014, 08:10 PM	#5
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: Clinical Trial Participation Tied to Improved Breast Cancer Outcomes Yes Jackie - I couldn't agree more, cancer patients are entitled to make decisions based on factual data. I question why surgeons are making a power grab to get an alert system. The information in the study is from 1995 through 2008, over 5 years old - which is prior to almost all targeted therapies for the stage I, IIa & IIb. I appreciate seeing what the industry is up to, but I feel this study wasted valuable dollars that could be used for something more valuable - like identifying the 6 of 10 women who are currently suffering through chemo, believing it is "saving" their life - when they are actually receiving no benefit from the treatment. I downloaded information Lani posted - that I hope to find progress in identifying more of these patients. I'm off to eagerly devour the news! I have much higher expectations for advances in the 21st century, a century in which cancer patients should not have to suffer through radiation, chemotherapy and surgery as standard of care.