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Kelly Shanahan

@stage4kelly.bsky.social

Former ob/gyn. Current metastatic breast cancer patient/advocate. Grant reviewer. Conference goer. METAvivor board of directors. #NotDeadYet since 2013 she/her. #bcsm #oncsky #cansky Also: #Swiftie #SwiftieOver60

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As a physician-patient with metastatic cancer (breast, not lung), thank you for sharing. May research and modern medicine keep you, as I put it, #NotDeadYet for years and years to come.

09.09.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA, ASCO propose principles for proper dosing in cancer drug development The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have laid out several principles for cancer drug developers to ensure more nuanced dosing. The principles are intended to help sponsors develop drugs that are better tolerated by patients who otherwise might suffer from long-term exposure and toxicity.

Side effects like pneumonitis, fatigue, diarrhea plague cancer tx. Patient Centered Dosing Initiative (therightdose.org) blew the door off this topic and @fda.gov + @ascocancer.bsky.social are out with further guidelines that make sense w/new classes of drugs #cansky www.raps.org/news-and-art...

30.08.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the opportunity to share about this important meeting and organization!

29.06.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, it happens, a lot, in the metastatic breast cancer space

23.06.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

What a beautiful dog!

23.06.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When researchers and patient advocates work together we are #StrongerTogether #SmarterTogether

23.06.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic to see work focusing on #MaleBreastCancer l! #bcsm

16.06.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry to hear about your mom, but it sounds like she had a great life. I know that I’m here twice as long as statistics which suggest because of research too. #ThanksNIH

04.06.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ever heard of #StageIVStampede? Its 2 days of #MBCAdvocacy, legislative training & education presented by @metavivor.bsky.social in Washington, D.C. @stage4kelly.bsky.social discusses how the MBC community unites for change.
🎧 Listen (all channels) or πŸ”— buff.ly/HIA9xIT
#trailblazers #BCSM #CanSky

21.05.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday!!

22.05.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.04.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a person #NotDeadYet with metastatic breast cancer this is incredibly disheartening.

27.03.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

non-Governmental research funding is becoming more important every day. @metavivor.bsky.social received almost double the usual number of letters of intent last week. We need our supporters to be generous this year so we can fund promising research!

25.03.2025 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t but I’ll take a look

11.03.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve had ☒️ ⚑️ before, to my 🦴. Piece of 🍰.
Just finished 5 days of SBRT to my liver. β€œIt’ll be πŸ°β€ I thought.
My liver: 😈 πŸ˜†
Me: 🀒 πŸ₯± πŸ˜•
#MetastaticBreastCancer #SideEffucks #bcsm #NotDeadYet

11.03.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

And wear a 😷

14.02.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Almost 50% of people will get cancer and virtually every drug on the market today went through the NIH at some point.

09.02.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Paula! I’ll have to find the link to the interview I did with you about the research that we funded.

05.02.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to be on the @metavivor.bsky.social board of directors and share this announcement of our 2024 research awards on #WorldCancerDay!!
The 2025 cycle opens this week (2/5 - translational, 2/6 - early career, 2/7 - quality of life). Check out www.metavivor.org/research/gra... for details

04.02.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Even with @metavivor.bsky.social’s new 90/10 split of donations they’ll still be putting a higher percent into research and programs than any other cancer nonprofit I could find

04.02.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks - I’ve been on west coast weekend nights before but this is the first time I saw that message - gotta do maintenance sometime though

04.02.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you - being mentioned with these brilliant women is an honor

04.02.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well this is f-ing concerning

03.02.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Since our government will no longer recognize it, let me wish everyone happy Black History Month, and remind you that Black history is American history. We are a better nation because of diversity.

01.02.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have spent so much time on my phone today, posting and answering emails, that when I just sat down to take a break with a physical book I tried to swipe up to turn the page πŸ˜‚

28.01.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #oncsky #bcsm friends: METAvivor is here!! @metavivor.bsky.social

28.01.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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OMG! My book is out in the world!

28.01.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations Liz!!

28.01.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧡

26.01.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4809    πŸ” 2512    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 329

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