Sandra Goldman's Personal Journey INSPIRES A COMMUNITY TO ACTION
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ntil her early forties, Sandra Goldman led a relatively normal and healthy life as a wife, mother of four, and working professional. It was during a routine screening mammogram at the age of 42 that she would begin a 11-year battle with breast cancer and, in the process, become a champion for women battling the disease. In 2010, Sandra was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer and underwent a single mastectomy, followed by four rounds of chemotherapy. After five years of hormone therapy, she was officially declared cancer free in December 2015. Shortly after, Sandra noted some discomfort in the same area and a diagnostic mammogram confirmed that her cancer was back. This time it had invaded her pectoral muscle. Led by Dr. Julie Fisher at Levine Cancer Institute, Sandra’s care team aggressively treated the local breast cancer recurrence with 16 rounds of chemotherapy and 30 rounds of radiation. She was diagnosed and treated for a third time in June 2016. Now ten years after her initial diagnosis, Sandra is battling her fourth round of breast cancer, all while raising funds for Levine Cancer Institute: Project PINK.
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1. Sandra with her family in late 2010 just before she would begin her breast cancer battle. Photo by Paula Caron. 2. Sandra’s radiation oncologist, Dr. Roshan S. Prabhu, and care team helped celebrate her completion of 30 rounds of radiation in late 2016. 3. A more recent family portrait from early 2019. Just a few months later Sandra would be diagnosed for a third time. Photo by Peter Safir. 4. Sandra's oncologist Dr. Julie Gottlieb Fisher has become a dear friend to her throughout the years. Here they are pictured in 2017 after receiving the news that there was “no evidence of disease.” 5. Sandra participating in 24 Foundation’s 2017 “24 Hours of Booty” fundraiser alongside Dr. Chasse Bailey-Dorton, MSPH, Chief of Integrative Oncology at Levine Cancer Institute, who continues to support her in her long journey.
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