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I joined a new clinical trial for my chemo-induced neuropathy

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on August 31, 2021
  • my journey

Way back in October 2012, within the first few weeks of my diagnosis, I received taxol as the first phase of my chemotherapy regimen. It likely didn’t do much, at least for the main tumor, […]

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Patient-Doctor attachment and survivorship management

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015
  • my journey

At MD Anderson Cancer Center, where I receive my treatment (and where I work) we have a Survivorship Clinic. Many cancer centers do. Patients are transitioned to this clinic after their active therapy and follow […]

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day 1025: Thanks to @ArmyofWomen I’m joining a trial to help with chemo neuropathy for my #malebreastcancer

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on July 16, 2015July 12, 2015
  • my journey

I have been very fortunate – its been nearly three years since my diagnosis and I am NED (no evidence of disease, or the solid tumor equivalent of remission which is more commonly used for liquid […]

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Day 1000: insight on mortality and taking stock 3 years after diagnosis with #malebreastcancer

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 21, 2015June 21, 2015
  • my journey

Today is day 1,000 since I was diagnosed back in September 2012, and so is as good a day as any for taking stock. Health I am doing fine. I am living the Tamoxifen life […]

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day 732: more art, riff on hallmarks and a tribute to Christopher Hitchens

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on September 21, 2014December 10, 2014
  • my journey

A while ago I wrote about my first venture into the world of art (I use the term very loosely here…) with a piece that put my tumor in a box. Several other ideas have been […]

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When Men Get Breast Cancer by @taraparkerpope @nytimes #malebreastcancer #bcsm

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on February 24, 2014
  • awareness project

A big thank you to Tara Parker-Pope of the New York Times for covering male breast cancer and the new work of David Jay in the SCAR Project: Male Breast Cancer. The piece features photos […]

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day 301 – why joining tissue studies is vital to ushering in the era of personalized cancer therapy

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on July 18, 2013October 6, 2013
  • my journey

Earlier this week I blogged about the cancer conference, the WIN Symposium which I attended last week. I summarized some of the current challenges in developing personalized cancer therapies, including the complexity of cancer. The […]

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day 298 – Personalized Cancer Therapy – from Innovation to Implementation

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on July 15, 2013July 12, 2013
  • dialog on breast cancer

Last week I attended a great cancer conference, the WIN Symposium which this year was titled “Personalized Cancer Therapy – from Innovation to Implementation”. This conference has brought together some of the best thinkers and […]

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day 268 – I am getting ready to join an immunotherapy trial to prevent recurrence

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 14, 2013June 14, 2013
  • my journey

In another month or so, I am joining an immunotherapy clinical trial that is aimed at suppressing recurrence, by training the immune system to pay attention to cancer cells more effectively. It is a trial designed […]

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Blogging 101 panel at cancer Art of Survivorship event at MD Anderson

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 8, 2013June 8, 2013
  • dialog on breast cancer

15I was honored to participate in a panel on blogging today, at an event for survivors and caregivers. We were asked to address what got us to write the blogs. That’s a good question – […]

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