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posted 07/02/2008, comment (1)

Breast Cancer Young Survivor Conference - Why I Attended

Earlier this year in March, I traveled across the country from Oakland, CA to Jacksonville, FL to spend the weekend with 800 inspiring women that I can call peers. The 2008 Young Survivor Conference (8th annual) was held in Jacksonville, and it was amazing. New information for next year's conference, officially known as the Annual Conference for... Read more Chevron

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Aromatase Inhibitor FAQs: Hormone Therapy (Arimidex, Femara, and Aromasin) for Breast Cancer

Q. I've been on tamoxifen for a couple of years, and now my doctor is switching me to an aromatase inhibitor. I understand how tamoxifen works, but this AI is a whole new thing... how does it work? A. Aromatase inhibitors (pronounced aroma-tase: just like it looks) come in three basic flavors: Femara® (letrozole), Arimidex®... Read more Chevron

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Tykerb FAQs – Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer (Immune Targeted Therapies)

Q. I've been taking Herceptin for quite some time for my advanced HER2-positive breast cancer. The Herceptin worked for awhile, but now it's stopped. My oncologist says he has another "targeted therapy," Tykerb, which I'll take with a chemo drug, Xeloda. What's a targeted therapy? A. A targeted therapy (or immune targeted therapy) is a... Read more Chevron

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Herceptin FAQs – Targeted Therapies (Immune Targeted Therapies) for Breast Cancer

Q. I’ve been diagnosed with HER2-positive stage II breast cancer, and after surgery will be doing chemo (AC + T). After that’s done, my oncologist says I’ll be taking Herceptin. He called it a “targeted therapy.” What does that mean? Is it like tamoxifen?A. Unlike tamoxifen, or the various aromatase inhibitors... Read more Chevron

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Evista FAQs - Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer

Q. My family history of breast cancer (both my mother and sister have had it) puts me at high risk of the disease. And now that I'm pushing 60, I'm starting to be concerned about osteoporosis, too. My doctor has recommended I take Evista, which she said would help on both fronts. What is it? A. Evista (raloxifene) has been a very common... Read more Chevron

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