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Unusual mutation in BRCA2 associated with high risk #malebreastcancer – a clue to its biology?

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 2, 2015May 29, 2015
  • paper report

Identification of a new BRCA2 large genomic deletion associated with high risk male breast cancer Timoteo AR, Albuquerque BM, Moura PC, Ramos CC, Agnez-Lima LF, Walsh T, King MC, Lajus TB Hered Cancer Clin Pract. […]

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day 205 – more positive nodes, an upgrade to my tumor grade & I start the big T

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on April 12, 2013April 11, 2013
  • my journey

I’ve been chewing on this for a few days before getting to a point where I can write about it, but soon after the operation my surgeon shared the path report with me, and it […]

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Podcast on Male Breast Cancer with Dr. Giordano & me

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on March 4, 2013March 4, 2013
  • my journey

I was recently honored to participate in a pod-cast on male breast cancer, along with my doctor Dr. Sharon Giordano. You can take a listen here:  

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day 72 how I helped my mom get a mammogram

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on November 29, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

As they grow up, children are supposed to be helpful to their parents, and in particular sons to their mothers. I have tried to be as helpful as I can, at a distance, to my mom who lives in Germany. Although it is not for me to judge, I hope that …

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day 30 a bump in the thyroid

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 19, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

It has been an exciting 7 days, which when you are talking about cancer is rarely a plus. I had a bump in the road, a thyroid nodule. I did just get good provisional news, so I feel ready to talk about it. But let me start at the beginning. Way ba…

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day 29 familial breast cancer and my BRCA testing result

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 17, 2012August 3, 2014
  • my journey

When you get cancer at a younger age than is typical, this raises the suspicion that there is a genetic predisposition. For male breast cancer the typical age of incidence is in the mid 60s, and so I am 20 years ahead of the curve. That raises the…

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day 8 the research-driven part of "multi-disciplinary research-driven care"

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 1, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

The other key component of the care delivered at MD Anderson is that it is research driven. To me that means two things. First, it means that our physicians are all academic, and strongly connected with the latest research. The vast majority are t…

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day 6 lung biopsy OK – probably

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on September 27, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

I started Monday at 7 am reporting to interventional radiology for a lung biopsy. In the CT last week the only thing that concerned my surgeon was a small nodule in the lower right lobe of the lung. I was again impressed by the efficiency and frie…

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days 2 and 3 – impostor continued

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on September 26, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

The next day it was bone scan and CT, to look for metastases. Routine stuff, and the dominant impression was the friendliness and professional attitude of the clinical staff that shepherd you through these processes. In between bone scan in the mo…

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day 1 – impostor

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on September 24, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

A few days later I was in the Nellie B. Connally breast center at MD Anderson. (http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/care-centers-and-clinics/care-centers/breast/index.html ), for mammogram and ultrasound. The dominant feeling …

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