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My War Against Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Friday, November 26, 2010

A good soup


Courtesy Ina Garten and my sister Caitlin:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-butternut-squash-soup-and-curry-condiments-recipe/index.html
Posted by Jennifer Griffin at 6:55 PM
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Welcome

On September 28, 2009 I was diagnosed with stage 3 Triple Negative breast cancer. They found a 9 cm tumor and another smaller one while I was nursing my son. I started 17 rounds of chemo: ACT plus carboplatin. Had a double mastectomy on April 6, 2010 followed by 6.5 weeks of radiation. At the time of my surgery I had had a complete pathologic response to the chemo - no evidence of disease. Here's what I learned along the way:

If you would like to learn more about "Triple Negative" breast cancer, please click onto http://www.tnbcfoundation.org/.

Another fabulous site run by my friend Gina Maisano: http://www.nosurrenderbreastcancerhelp.org/index.html

If you want to donate to help find a cure, please donate to Susan G. Komen for a Cure.

Sign up for a "Look Good, Feel Better" class, if you've just been diagnosed. http://www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org/

Order Rebecca Katz's "The Cancer Fighting Kitchen" and "One Bite at a Time," my go-to cancer cookbooks for chemo patients and beyond.

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