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Early Detection of Breast Cancer Recurrence

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Friday the 13th.  Yeah, I know, lots of people are superstitious.

But, not Dr. Bryan Schneider (of Indiana University, with Drs. M Raodvich, M Jiang, C Chitambar, R Nanda, C Falkson, FC Lynce, C Gallagher, C Isaacs, M. Blaya, E Paplomata, R Walling, K Daily, R Mahtani, M Thompson, R Graham, M Cooper, D Pavlick, L Albacker, J Gregg, C Bales, BA Hancock, E Cantor, F Shen, A Stomiolo, S Badve, T Ballinger, and K Miller).    Nope.  They presented their clinical trial results at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that day.  Their paper, GS5-02, Detection of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is significantly associated with disease recurrence in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Preplanned correlative results from clinical trial BRE12-158 ?  (I know, I know… That’s a mouthful.  But here’s what it really is-  a new detection technique for solid tumors- like those that obtain for breast cancer.)

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L’Chayim!

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About a year ago (6 September 2018, to be precise), I posted a long piece about alcohol and our health.  Because a few articles had just came out declaring how dangerous alcohol was.  Yes, after years of reading that a glass or two was a  health promoting evening ritual, this “change of heart” was being promoted.

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Better Cancer Treatment?

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What to do? With that fateful diagnosis (or the knowledge that BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 genes are among your chromosomes)- a lumpectomy or total breast removal? We know what Angelie Jolie chose to do. And, many European Jews (Ashkenazi) are carriers of the breast cancer genes- so they are prime targets for breast cancer.

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Let’s Get Moving- Exercise is critical for health AND disease therapy

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We still live in an age where we expect instant cures- a pill or a shot NOW to fix our ailments.  Yet, we overeat and live flaccid lives- which make us more susceptible to diseases.  Recently, the government has suggested that we need 150 minutes of exercise a week and to give up sugary drinks.  Not only does that work to reduce our girth- but data are now showing that exercise is critical to preclude- and improve-  the treatment and rehabilitation of devastating diseases. We have known for years that exercise is a critical regimen in the treatment of cardiac patients. Many asthmatics have proven that swimming precludes attacks and alleviates symptoms.  We can now expand the use of exercise to cancer, autoimmune diseases, Parkinson’s disease, and, even, dialysis patients.

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