Thoughts on Living Proof

[rinaina]

Dear Dr. Slamon,
My husband, children and I want to thank you for your devotion and dedication to the years of work you did in regards to Herceptin. I was diagnosed with Her2 positive breast cancer in March of 2006 and was fortunate to receive a year of Herceptin treatments from September 2006 through September of 2007. I am sure you receive many emails like ours but I am sure one more is welcome. We have done a lot of research and the one constant was your name. We have met wonderful support people and survivors of her2 breast cancer through the Her2support.org site as well but we would have felt remiss if we didn't extend a sincere thank you to the doctor who made it all possible.
I was very fortunate that my cancer was found early in my yearly mammogram, (something I have never missed since the age of 35). I was stage 1 node negative and estrogen and progeston negative. I was also fortunate that I qualified for treatment with Herceptin. I am now a 2 1/2 survivor/thriver and look forward to a very long and healthy life without cancer. We have thanked my entire medical team and just wanted to extend a sincere thank you to you for your work with Herceptin.

Sincerely,
Ina and Michael Schneiderman
Jill and Eric Helfand
Brad Schneiderman

Hello:

On behalf of Dr. Dennis Slamon, I thank you for taking the time to email him and share your thoughts and reactions to the Lifetime movie "Living Proof." Dr. Slamon has received hundreds and hundreds of emails since the movie aired and while he is hoping to read all of them, I'm sure you understand that he cannot respond individually due to his schedule and ongoing research projects. Thank you again for your kind words. The scientists, faculty and staff at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center are glad you found the story of Dr. Slamon and his efforts to develop Herceptin so moving and inspiring. We are continuing in our quest to develop novel, more effective and less toxic therapies for all kinds of cancer.

If your have friends or family who might be interested in this story but missed the movie, they can watch the film online. Go here:
http://www.cancer.ucla.edu/Index.aspx?page=618to find a link to watch the movie online.

Thank you again.

Kim Irwin
Director, Media Relations
UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA
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