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Cold caps tested to prevent hair loss during chemo
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52542162/n.../#.Ue9UlW0pghI
Eric Risberg / AP In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013, photo, Dr. Hope Rugo, right, an oncologist and breast cancer specialist, demonstrates the use of the Dignitana DigniCap system on Katherine Serrurier, a research assistant and pre-medical intern, at the University of California San Francisco Mount Zion Hospital cancer center in San Francisco. The caps chill the head and scalp allowing for hair preservation in chemo treatments. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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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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