Phase X
December 13, 2011 is here and we met with my doctor… The results were mixed sort of…
Of course I go to Doxil website and found this letter dated 12/23/11, from the president of Jenssen discussing what happened. They have suspended production there due to equipment issues and needing long term solutions. Really, they couldn’t figure this out and immediately work for the “long term solutions”. I can’t help wondering if they are hoping the manufacture that maybe taking over production in several years will expedite the conversion to doing this sooner than later. Though the other manufacturer sounds like there still talking about it…
Why not have a couple of plants make a drug then this could be potentially adverted or be not as sever and long term. I will be checking back in early 2012 watching for updates…
I also found the FDA drug shortage list, I was curious what drugs were there and they also list a brief reason. When you read 256 drugs are in short supply it sounds like a lot, when you see the list it does put it into perspective…
On another note there have been a number of positive articles posted about ovarian and primary peritoneal cancer. This article talks about how the ovarian cancer cell learns to adapt to chemo so it is not as effective and why that is. How does it adapt… This is why it is so difficult to treat and why reoccurrence is a challenge for all concerned.
I find so much hope in this article… When I read it I was like a little kid at Christmas time… They analyzing the ovarian cancer cell and then developing a vaccine to take advantage of that cell analysis shown flaws. Basically kicks your immune system to kill those nasty cells… The thought is the same process would be used in reoccurrence with the expectation that the analysis of the new cell would result in a tweaked vaccine targeted at that specific recurrence cell. Maybe we need to move to BC to get into the study in a few years… Better yet maybe the trail will be offered here… Bonus.. This is very exciting stuff coming up.
I know there have been strides in this research for other cancers. Friends of Lynn and mine were just talking about this the other night and I said I was not aware of any tied to ovarian cancer. I am thrilled to see the same is true for this cancer… Woo Hoo the future and bag of tricks will keep growing… Have to dance around the house again… Laughing.
And this article that announces Congress Funds Ovarian Cancer Research and Education!!! Another WOO HOO!!! Another Dance Around The House… WOO HOO…
Kay, now I have to catch my breath… It will be run by the department of defense, that does not make a lot of sense to me, except it is a war on cancer…
In my web browsing I found this article that I felt should be included in my blog. 15 cancer symptoms women ignore, cause that is what we do and I wish we did not… Hind sight is 20/20…
So spread the information… And don’t be afraid to ask your doctor to refer you to whoever can diagnosis you quickly… Going to multiple doctors to narrow down what is going on is a good thing, as symptoms’ may not be related to what is really going on. Early detection for any illness is critical to better outcomes…
I want to wish everyone a very happy holidays season and a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year for us all….