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I wasn't paying attention so I have started another thread where I will post what I learned at the AACR. We all attended as many posters and as many talks as we could and met many passionate researchers at the booth as well. There was so much information that it became overwhelming. One statement I heard from the researchers was that it was so complex, with so many pathways and targets that it was impossible for them to wrap their minds around the whole picture. One even said that they need a genius, that the ordinary human brain cannot comprehend the sheer complexity of all of this research. I will post more on what I was able to learn as I am sure everyone else will as well.
Leslie
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In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.
Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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