New chemo study - immunotherapy & breast cancer

EZLiving66

http://www.tampabay.com/many-breast-cancer-patients-can-skip-chemo-big-study-finds-ap_business9f30770a3a3d42538cd3f14672cd6529

I just saw this article on using less chemo and more targeted therapy to treat breast cancer.  Hopefully, it will apply to uterine cancer at some point.  I sure hope so!!

Love,

Eldri

Jairoldi

I saw that on the news

I did see that on the news last night. It sounded very promising.

NoTimeForCancer

I think the study you mention

I think the study you mention is if women had a mismatch deficiency, but I think this is something to go after as well

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/04/doctors-hail-world-first-as-womans-advanced-breast-cancer-is-eradicated

I, selfishly, just wish people would think we are more than just breasts!

Northwoodsgirl

Immunotherapy

Yes, some day immunotherapy or personalized therapy will help our own immune systems concur cancer. It can’t come soon enough! Yes, there is a lot of money for breast cancer research. I saw something on TV about 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer at some point in life. Children‘s cancer research is very underfunded too. 

Lori

LisaPizza

This one person study was on

This one person study was on a breast cancer patient. But the technique is not tumor specific. It can be done on any tumor (assuming they can get a sample). But I think I heard that maybe about 15%  respond. But obviously fantastic beyond dreams for those 15%. And hopefully they can continue to improve those odds by learning what treatments to give in combination with it. I think this technique was discussed in that miniseries The Emperor of All Maladies.