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Linus Pauling Institute/CAM Research Center of Excellence
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles...oc02_linus.txt
"The Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University has received a five-year, $6 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, an agency of the National Institutes of Health...
...The Linus Pauling Institute and Harvard University are the only two research organizations in the nation designated as a center of excellence for research on complementary and alternative medicine."
Linus Pauling Institute
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/
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Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation.
Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.
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