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posted 11/13/2008, comments (9)
MammoSite: A Survivor's Story
Dani Ligett (center) with sister Gaby (l) and friend Jane (r) at the 2008 Norris Cotton Cancer Center fundraiser last July. Dani Ligett and I were introduced through our cancer center’s volunteer program. The first time we met, she was lying in a hospital bed with a 24-hour-old tram-flap reconstruction. Within 10 minutes I’d... Read more
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posted 11/09/2008, comments (24)
MammoSite: FDA-Approved, But Does It Work?
An Oct. 27 New York Times article on the relatively new MammoSite radiation therapy for breast cancer patients includes a sentence that I find starkly chilling in its implications: “The FDA says it did require a label warning that the system had not been shown to be a substitute for conventional radiation.”In other words, the FDA... Read more
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posted 09/11/2008, comments (0)
Living With Metastasis: If I Were Queen of the World
If I Were Queen of the World: No cancer patient would go through treatment alone. Everyone would have an advocate assigned to them who would help with coordination of care, give advice as to resources and even hold a hand through treatment. Every social worker would be trained to meet the needs of a range of patients. They... Read more
posted 05/31/2008, comments (8)
Radiation - done
Hugs and more, Radiation was finished on Friday, the 30th. Im on Tamoxifen. About the rads, went well all in all, with slight fatigue. No burns, just a major tan on one side. I used Aloe Vera gel and that seemed to work. The only thing I have at the moment is joint pain. Does anyone have this after Taxol or chemo? No more zaps... Read more
