I hope Dr. Slamon gets the Nobel Prize. Uplifting article!

Hello ladies!

On our er-/pr/ Her2 roll call thread yesterday, sewingnut linked to this thread, on a day I was feeling particularly down. It was just what I needed to read to lift my spirits and fill me with hope. I wanted to make sure all of my Her2+ friends see this! http://medcitynews.com/2013/11/herceptin-pioneers-cancer-research-calls-shift-cancer-treatment-life-science-innovation/

From the article:

"Before Slamon developed Herceptin and it was approved for use in 1998, the prognosis for women with HER2/neu breast cancer was poor, with only 26 percent free from recurrence or death in two to five years. Recent data now shows five year survival at 84 percent.

"We think we can do even better," Slamon said. "We have new data we will present in a month that has taken it from 84 percent to 92 percent."

Wow!