FOXNews.com: A new chemo regimen

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A new chemo regimen Sep 13th 2012, 13:05 Well, as expected, Tamoxifen was not strong enough.  My liver mets continue to grow, so I am now on a regimen of Afinitor and Exemestane.   Recent studies with Afinitor have shown impressive results when given in combination with Exemestane.   Afinitor is a drug that I tried last October, but had to stop after developing horrible mouth sores.  Since I do have my offshore medical degree (just kidding), I have come up with a genius idea to prevent the mouth sores. I am taking Valtrex which is a drug used for the herpes virus. With this in my system, I am hoping that the mouth sores will be prevented.  We will see. All I can say is that the month of August was like a dream. To feel like a normal person and not a sick person was such a gift. Italy was so beautiful, and to see my son and his team play basketball in another country was an unforgettable experience. I am gearing up for October and breast cancer awareness month. There are a lot of exciting things coming up which I look forward to sharing with you in the coming weeks! I can already feel side effects of this new regimen. I am exhausted, even after a full night's sleep, and can barely keep my eyes open to write this. God bless the families of those who lost their lives in the attacks on 9/11.  Tuesday was a very sad day. Noreen Fraser is living with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. She is the co-founder of STAND UP TO CANCER (2008) and co-produced the television program which raised 100 million dollars for cancer research.  Noreen went on to create the Noreen Fraser Foundation to raise money and awareness for women's cancer research.   You can follow Noreen on Facebook and Twitter.  Noreen can be contacted via email at noreen@noreenfraserfoundation.org.

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