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Old 03-04-2010, 06:17 PM   #1
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"Terrorist Cells" in Mar. 15, 2010 Forbes Mag.

Very interesting article:

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/03...-opinions.html
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Stage 1 grade 3; 6mm IDC; unknown amount of DCIS
with comedo necrosis; node neg.
Nottingham Grade 7/9
ER 91% PR 62%; Her2 3.6 by ICH; KI-67 35%

Nov 2004 Lumpectomy; SNB failed so had
full axillary clearance;
Dec 2004 2nd lumpy for clean DCIS margins.

Jan/Feb 2005 4 A/C dose dense;
33 rads finished 6/2005;
Began 5 years Arimidex in 6/2005
No Herceptin
9/2007 Quit Arimidex due to severe side effects.
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Old 03-07-2010, 10:09 AM   #2
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Re: "Terrorist Cells" in Mar. 15, 2010 Forbes Mag.

More support for the benefits of more frequent, lower dosing...although not exactly metronomic.
The idea of tumors actually slowing down (relatively) as they get large is very interesting...especially when paired with the notion that shrinking them quickly makes them come rebound quicker. The issue of self-seeding/circulating tumor cells returning back to grow the tumor may be causing the rebound. Maybe hitting a larger tumor hard, spreading a certain number of cells, only to return home and angrily feed the fire is a fundamental problem. Maybe his work is slowly leading him to Kerbel's metronomic approach. I really wish we could get some of these folks off their research islands and in the same room for a bit.
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Old 03-08-2010, 04:14 PM   #3
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Re: "Terrorist Cells" in Mar. 15, 2010 Forbes Mag.

This was a great article.
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3/35/2009 - Diagnosed, age 39
5/7/09 - Mastectomy and reconstruction started. Two tumors found. Tumors were side by side. DCIS tumor was 2.8 cm, ER-, PR-, grade 2. Invasive tumor was 1.1 cm, poorly differentiated, grade 3, ER+90%, PR+95%, HER2+3. Thankfully, no node involvement.
5/29/09 - Second surgery resulting from difficulty healing from mastectomy.
6/2/09 - Began Herceptin treatments
6/23/09 - Began Taxotere and Carboplatin treatments along with Herception every 3 weeks.
10/06/09 - Completed Taxotere and Carboplatin - Yeah!!!
10/27/2009 - Herceptin maintenance and began Femara
12/10/2009 - 2nd stage reconstruction surgery
2/2010 - Body rejected saline implant
3/18/2010 - Second stage reconstruction using silicone implant
5/4/10 - Completed Herceptin - YEE-HAA!
May '10 - Body rejects silicone implant...taking a break.
11/29/10 - Hysterectomy
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