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JUDY
FITZGERALD
English, French
United States
Consumer Advocate for Phase I Trial of Adjuvant Therapy With an α-lactalbumin Vaccine in Patients with Non-Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer at High Risk of Recurrence
Judy was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in 2009. Her treatment included a double mastectomy, reconstruction and adjuvant therapy. Since her diagnosis, she has been an active advocate for breast cancer prevention and founded Sisters4Prevention in 2010. Judy serves as a consumer advocate for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Grant Program and is an active blogger on social media. Her passion is diet and lifestyle changes that can help survival as well as supporting the development of a vaccine for the prevention of breast cancer. In 2015, she was selected by Ford Motor Company as a “Warrior in Pink” for her service to the breast cancer community. She serves as a patient advocate for the Phase I clinical trial for the preventive breast cancer vaccine discovered by Dr. Vincent Tuohy. The vaccine will be administered by Dr. Thomas Budd at the Taussig Cancer Center of Cleveland Clinic. She is a graduate of The National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Project LEAD and is the author of the book, A Teacher’s Journey…What Breast Cancer Taught Me, the proceeds for which benefit breast cancer prevention research. She is a retired Catholic School Teacher and serves as a Cruise Host along with her husband for the Signature Travel Consortia.
Judy was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in 2009. Her treatment included a double mastectomy, reconstruction and adjuvant therapy. Since her diagnosis, she has been an active advocate for breast cancer prevention and founded Sisters4Prevention in 2010. Judy serves as a consumer advocate for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Grant Program and is an active blogger on social media. Her passion is diet and lifestyle changes that can help survival as well as supporting the development of a vaccine for the prevention of breast cancer. In 2015, she was selected by Ford Motor Company as a “Warrior in Pink” for her service to the breast cancer community. She serves as a patient advocate for the Phase I clinical trial for the preventive breast cancer vaccine discovered by Dr. Vincent Tuohy. The vaccine will be administered by Dr. Thomas Budd at the Taussig Cancer Center of Cleveland Clinic. She is a graduate of The National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Project LEAD and is the author of the book, A Teacher’s Journey…What Breast Cancer Taught Me, the proceeds for which benefit breast cancer prevention research. She is a retired Catholic School Teacher and serves as a Cruise Host along with her husband for the Signature Travel Consortia.
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