Topic: Dennis Slamon

Living Proof (film)

The film follows the true story of Dr. Dennis Slamon (played by Harry Connick, Jr. ), who helped develop the breast cancer drug Herceptin , over the course of 8 years from 1988 to 1996. Renee Zellweger has "Proof" , Hollywoodreporter, May 2, 2008 The ...

Symptoms Of Breast Cancer Fatigue

The Useless Poisonous Cures. It says: ?Increasingly sophisticated and expensive cellular poisons are being given to seriously ill patients ? patients do not actually live a day longer.? Symptoms Of Breast Cancer FatigueAt first impression I thought the article was rather rash on ...
Even if you haven't dealt with HER2 positive breast cancer, you've probably heard of the drug Herceptin or the movie "Living Proof" about Dr. Dennis Slamon and his work with breast cancer patients. Dr. Slamon is one of the rock ...
As you watch Lifetime's powerful new film " EDT Saturday) centers on Dr. Dennis Slamon, the real-life UCLA doctor whose genetic research led to the revolutionary cancer drug Herceptin.This drug functions nothing like chemo, as Slamon (gracefully portrayed by Harry Connick ...

Winning the War on Cancer

Making Progress As a nurse, Ginger Empey knew how grim her prognosis was when, at 50, she was diagnosed with breast cancer that had already spread to other parts of her body. Fortunately for her, UCLA's Dennis J. Slamon, MD, a ...
HEALTHBEAT: Breast Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Risk of Heart Disease After ChemotherapyBreast cancer survivors may face increased risk of heart disease _ and doctors are debating if it's time to largely abandon a chemotherapy mainstay that is one reason for ...
Breast cancer survivors may face increased risk of heart disease _ and doctors are debating if it's time to largely abandon a chemotherapy mainstay that is one reason for the problem.Drugs called anthracyclines are a breast chemo staple despite a ...
Breast Cancer Treatment Can Risk Heart Damage, Especially Certain ChemoBreast cancer survivors may face increased risk of heart disease _ and doctors are debating whether it is time largely to abandon a chemotherapy mainstay that is one reason.Drugs called anthracyclines are ...
Breast cancer survivors may face increased risk of heart disease _ and doctors are debating whether it is time largely to abandon a chemotherapy mainstay that is one reason.Drugs called anthracyclines are a breast chemo staple despite a well-known risk: They ...