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Daria

Living with metastatic breast cancer

posted 02/10/2009, comments (2)

Feelin' Pretty Good

Today I woke up feelin' pretty good and I wanted to share it with the world. Often when you're undergoing cancer treatment, the good days may be few and far between, so I figure celebrate when I can. Chemotherapy keeps me pretty tired and a bit moody. I've had a few ‘blue' days in a row but yesterday something changed. In fact, it started... Read more Chevron

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Kevin Knopf, MD

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posted 02/09/2009, comments (0)

All HER2 Positive Breast Cancers Should Get Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Herceptin

From the San Antonio Breast Conference in December, new data shows a higher than predicted rate of breast cancer recurrence even with very small breast cancers that are HER2 positive. The data is from the first large study to analyze early-stage breast cancer patients with HER2 positive tumors one centimeter or smaller. All these women would... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/08/2009, comments (0)

Explaining Breast Cancer to Children

As a parent and a two time breast cancer survivor, I've often been asked about how to explain to your kids about the effects of your cancer treatment. When I was originally diagnosed with cancer in 2005, I explained to my daughter the procedure and treatment I was getting ready to go through after she asked me if I was... Read more Chevron

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I am a teacher of French from Melbourne, Australia.

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posted 12/29/2008, comments (5)

A giant leap for Susankind

Last night I finally let my husband see my head. He is the only other living person on the face of the planet who has seen it. My hair fell out shortly after my second dose of AC after I spent a week clinging stubbornly on to it. In the end I waited until the boys had left for their day's commitments then got into the shower and washed my hair and... Read more Chevron

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Daria

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posted 12/26/2008, comments (6)

Seven and Counting ...

I've had 7 cycles of Taxotere since August of this year and will continue as long as my body and my mind can take it ... I guess. I've had positive CT scans which indicate my tumours are shrinking slightly. That is all the news I need to stay on course however, it's not quite that easy. Chemotherapy wears on the body and on the mind. My... Read more Chevron

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