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Vital Info

Name:
Tara Mansir (mansir521)

Member Since:
September 29, 2011

Location:
East Hampton, New York 11937

Birthday:
February 24, 1969

Profile:
Cancer Fighter

Cancer Info

Type of Cancer:
Cervical Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
Recurrant

Diagnosis Date:
September 26, 2011

Lymph Node Involvement:
Yes

Chemotherapy:
Taxol (Paclitaxel), Cisplatin (Platinol, Platinol-AQ), Topotecan (Hycamtin)

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
Its the gift that keeps on giving!

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
Tomorrow is never a guarantee and we need to live life to the fullest each and every day.

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
PRAY! Call to say hi, PRAY!

Cancer Drugs Positives & Negatives:
This time I am have very few side affects.

Gift Friends or Family Could Give You:
No gifts, just love and support - especially for my husband and children. Anything from www.choosehope.com

Cancer Center:
MSKCC

Tips for others on how to deal with the mental struggles of chemo/cancer:
Get in therapy, STAY in therapy.

Cervical Cancer Symptoms:

My original diagnosis was in September of 2008. My only real symptom was light vagianl bleeding after intercourse, thankfully I never missed a yearly exam.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Chemotherapy, Radiation, and internal radiation

Radiation or Proton Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

menopause (there had to be some bonus!).

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Loss of hair and nausea

Fundraising Description:

LI2Day, Ellen’s Run, Birdhouse Auction, GNO (2 different ones). I have been actively involved in fundraising for Breast Cancer/Women’s Cancers since 2006. I have recently co-founded a not for profit organizaiton, “Nana Cares – The Kattie O. Berkoski Foundation” in honor of my mother who lost her battle with Lung Cancer on March 10, 2010. The organization provides financial and emotional support for those struggling to meet medical expenses due to circumstances beyond their control. We are new, but we are up and running. Our first fundraiser was July 16, 2011 and was a wildly successful “Sock Hop”. We raised almost $10,000. Our next even is a “Christmas Cash” raffle and we hope to raise even more!

Clinical Trials:

I am in a random trim to determine the best “cocktail” to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy, at MSKCC. I receive paxalt and topotecan three days in a row every three weeks. I will remain in the trial as long as the tumors are shrinking, or at least not growing. I have a CT Scan every three cycles and of course all of my blood work, side effects are very tight ranges. Apparently I received the best of the bunch because I am having very few side effects and my tumors are shrinking!!

Stats

Posts: 15

Photos: 5

Events: 0

My Supporters: 14

I Support: 9

Comments: 26

Views: 9821

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