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Old 07-03-2013, 01:09 PM   #2
'lizbeth
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Re: New Breast Cancer Test Will Help More Women Avoid Unnecessary Chemotherapy

Yes! Another step in the right direction to wean patients, doctors and pharmaceutical companies off of the mindset that cancer must be always be treated with toxic chemotherapies to prevent a recurrence.
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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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