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Old 10-10-2008, 01:25 PM   #2
Vic
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Thanks "News"

Hi News,

I am so glad you posted this as I was just diagnosed with melanoma in situ this week and I am a bit bummed. Next week I'll have a wide local excision.

Is it fairly easy to get a "genetic profile" as mentioned in the article?

Really appreciate your post,

Vicki Z
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Diagnosed 12/03 at age 53
1.5cm tumor, ER-PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
Stage 1B, Three negative nodes from Sentinel Node Biopsy
Paget's of the nipple, Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma and DCIS of the rt breast
Bloom-Richardson score 8/9, P53+ 60-70%, Ki-67+ 30-40%
Skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate lat-flap reconstruction and saline implants, 1/04
Chemo: FAC, five sessions every three weeks Feb.-May 04, then switched to HTC weekly for 12 weeks, June-Aug 04
Zometa every 6 months for osteopenia, started April 09
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