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Sailboats

After cancer treatment, I think we all must look like a sailboat pushed off from the dock. We need puffs of fresh breezes and some sort of map so we may proceed.   Pushing off from that dock, that is hope. Hope with a capital H. We leave the medically guided treatments behind, knowing we are out there in the boundary-less ocean under our... Read moreChevron
posted 01/25/2011, comments (0)|
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Breast Cancer and Osteoporosis: Beware the Connection

When you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, it becomes the Big Gorilla in the corner, healthwise. The sore throat, head cold, or heartburn that used to worry you now pale in significance next to this new (and life-threatening) disease..So it’s little wonder that the vast majority of us, especially those of us younger than age 60 at... Read moreChevron
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New Treatment for HER2+ Survivors

For certain women with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer, life just got a little bit brighter – literally. On January 29, the FDA granted approval to a new combination drug therapy – Tykerb (lapatinib), and Femara (letrozole) – for post-menopausal women with estrogen-receptive, HER2-positive (HER2+) metastatic breast... Read moreChevron
posted 02/07/2010, comments (2)|
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Gain vs. Pain: Is It Time To Switch Back To Tamoxifen?

Are you a postmenopausal survivor taking an aromatase inhibitor to prevent a recurrence?Whether you answer yes or no to the question above, keep reading. Because if you’re a breast cancer survivor taking hormonal therapy (as about 80% of us are), this post applies to you: either now, or in the future.If your breast cancer was... Read moreChevron
posted 06/04/2009, comments (25)|
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"Aromatase Inhibitors More Effective than Tamoxifen"

Here's an article that just gets me.  The more I read stuff like this the less I beleive in statistics, studies, risks or numbers.   From the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - courtesy of CURE publication. "Aromatase Inhibitors More Effictive than Tamoxifen" "On the 1st day of the meeting, a morning seeion on adjuvant hormonal... Read moreChevron
posted 01/08/2009, comments (0)|
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