January 24, 2007

I just heard from OHSU and I will be admitted at 10:00AM on Friday to have a central line put in my chest. They will also remove the picc line from my arm. From there I will be admitted into oncology where the games begin. I don’t know when the chemotherapy will start, but it will be either that afternoon or the next morning. I’ll keep you posted on what happens.

Here* is a great article from Scientific American that explains why the discovery of Gleevec is so important. Stem Cells are being more closely monitored and believed to be the source for all types of cancers. Once a stem cell mutates, it can reproduce itself with the mutation and even become a malignant tumor. Don’t feel like you have to read the article. There will be no test.

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