Tag: herceptin

Bah! revisited: PHT

You know I posted last week about the Mysteriously Tender Breasts? Well, not so mysterious, as it happens…. PMT. (I know. D’oh. In fairness to me, this is my second period since March 2009, and I’m not supposed to be having periods anyway, because I am simultaneously having a medical sodding menopause. I know. You [...]

All about Persephone

As I mentioned last week, the team running the Persephone trial have been good enough to answer some questions about Herceptin and the trial. Here they are. Even though I’m done with Herceptin, i found this really interesting. I hope you do too.
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-Why is Herceptin such a wonder drug?
Herceptin has proved to be [...]

Trials and macaroons

I do always try to be fair on this blog: to report my experience on the cancer conveyer belt accurately , while trying to see the points of view of others. There are people I have praised to the skies, and people – St. George’s Oncology Department, I’m mostly looking at you – who I [...]