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Old 06-04-2009, 08:11 AM   #1
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Stanford, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Launch Comprehensive Breast Cancer Study

In a unique partnership, the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation will collaborate on a research project that aims to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients. The project is the brainchild of Richard Levy, PhD, a longtime community philanthropist and business leader, who said he saw an opportunity for the two medical centers to share expertise on a subject that is of great interest to him - improving cancer survival.

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Old 06-04-2009, 09:28 AM   #2
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Interesting... I'm currently being treated at Stanford where I'm getting top-notch care in a clinical trial where I'm getting lapatinib/tykerb in a neoadjuvant setting. PAMF was where I had my medical care before and where my primary care doctor and breast specialist took 6 months to diagnose me. Hopefully that won't happen again there.
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Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin


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