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Bedside/PCP detection of tumor cells
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/3/71/71ra16.abstract
(They are analyzing the tumor cells obtained by FNA, to get faster results than they can do by IHC, and hoping that they might also be able to use it to eventually identify cancer cells at bedside.)
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
NED
Last edited by AlaskaAngel; 02-27-2011 at 11:25 AM..
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