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Jody Schoger

@jodyms

Writer, blogger. Optimist. Cancer Advocate. Working for a better world, one word at a time.

 In Memoriam May 18, 2016
womenwcancer.blogspot.com/
Joined March 2009
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield to MD Anderson cancer patients: drop dead. #bcsm houstonchronicle.com/busines…
Loss of insurance plans could devastate cancer patients

Loss of insurance plans could devastate cancer patients

The 59-year-old self-employed certified public accountant from The Woodlands area has a rare bone marrow disease that two years ago took a deadly turn, progressing to a form of leukemia so dire a...

houstonchronicle.com
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Phyllis@Groz_P13 Oct 2015
Pix from today's Die In w/.@CultPerfectMoms and @ESchattner goo.gl/photos/CvCwEAdrmCQLBV…
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#NoBraDay has nothing to do with breast cancer. Today is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. That's as real as it gets.
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@xeni @lanisia love you both. We came up with a good plan yesterday. An oral chemo (Xeloda) to send those errant cells scampering.
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For #metsmonday: preview of the upcoming #MBCproject, a research initiative to partner w #MBC patients across U.S. bcsmcommunity.org/all-hands-…
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With @DrAttai quoted #bcsm xitter.gq/mmarchioneap/status/60…
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Replying to @jodyms
@jodyms @chemobrainfog @genesdontfit @CBlotner_ I'm doing a story on a new #cancer pt resource database. sttrconnect.org/resources.ht… Thoughts?
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Hoping break has healed to the point smaller, even more awesome cast is possible:)
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The ortho tech just removed my arm cast with an oscillating saw. #gladWeDontDoThisEverDay
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@xeni magical thinking does zero for cancer patients other than keep them sick. Loved how you framed this!
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#BCSM Chat@BCSMChat17 Apr 2015
Join us for #BCSM Monday 9pm ET for another evening of sharing "I need surgery - now what?" bcsmcommunity.org/i-need-sur…
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New @ASCO Statement on the Importance of Phase I #ClinicalTrials [1/10/15] - via Eastman @OncologyTimes ow.ly/HeQCV
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Advantage of clinical trial participation: frequent monitoring. At MD Anderson for monthly check & treatment. #bcsm
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The promise of so-called "liquid biopsies" on front page of today's NYTimes mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/2… #bcsm
New Blood Test Shows Promise in Cancer Fight (Published 2015)

New Blood Test Shows Promise in Cancer Fight (Published 2015)

The hope is to give oncologists a tool to let them figure out quickly whether a treatment is working and, if it is, to keep monitoring for resistance.

nytimes.com
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PALOMA3 Trial stopped early; good outcomes! . Good news for women w/ER+ MBC businesswire.com/news/home/2…®-Palbociclib-Stopped#.VS_XHFI8LCR
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So glad I was able to mention #bcsm @BCSMChat @DrAttai @stales @jodyms @subatomicdoc during my presentation at #HarvardWriters2015.
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Good night for now. Tweet with you tomorrow after I see the orthopedist.
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There's no greater teacher of humility than cancer. It levels all of us. #CancerFilm
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One in five women died as a result of the high dose chemo trial #CancerFilm
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