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All for HER

When going through a difficult time, nurses can be the backbone of your support system. This list is made up of the men and women who make a difference in the lives of patients facing HER+ Breast cancer. Nomiees are listed by region.

  • 2008 All for HER Winners
  • Nurse Tara Gehrig
    Tara Gehrig
    2008 Central Winner
    University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, IL
    Disease State: Adjuvant
  • Nurse Nancy Sokolowski
    Nancy Sokolowski
    2008 North East Winner
    Whittingham Cancer Center / Smilow Breast Center
    Norwalk, CT
    Disease State: Adjuvant
  • Nurse Suzanne Perez
    Suzanne Perez
    2008 South Winner
    Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center
    Houston, TX
    Disease State: Adjuvant and Metastatic
  • Nurse Susan Gardner
    Susan Gardner
    2008 West Winner
    Swedish Breast Center
    Seattle, WA
    Disease State: Adjuvant and Metastatic

2008 All For Her Central Nominees

  • Amanda Hettinga, Muncie, IN
  • Andrea Dracon, Westlake, OH
  • Annamarie Holt, Warren, OH
  • Barbara Church, Muncie, IN
  • Beth Staggs, Muncie, IN
  • Cynthia Marsack, Dearborn, MI
  • Debbie Dorman, Muncie, IN
  • Faye Gibson, Joplin, MO
  • Gail Johnson, Cincinnati, OH
  • Jodi Wendel, Muncie, IN
  • Judith Hatch, Lexington, KY
  • Karen Grooms, Indianapolis, IN
  • Kelly Paulie, Sprinfield, MO
  • Laura Cuevas, Milwaukee, WI
  • Linda Watson, Gallipolis, OH
  • Lisa Ann Christian, Kitts Hill, OH
  • Lora Dequeredo, Chicago, IL
  • Marjorie Wiseman, Muncie, IN
  • Mary Mulcahy, Chillicothe, OH
  • Molly Loney, Mayfield Hghts, OH
  • Niels Billund, Edina, MN
  • Patricia Dolack, Louisville, KY
  • Shari Heinen, Glencoe, MN
  • Sherri Papp, Muncie, IN
  • Sue Huss, Rolla, MO
  • Susan Furtwengler, Cincinnati, OH
  • Tara Gehrig, Chicago, IL
  • Vanessa Reyes, Southfield, MI
  • Rose Casal, Mayfield Hghts, OH
  • Becky Deangelo, Mount Vernon, OH
  • Barbara Moss, Canton, OH
  • Linda Sainsbury, Buffalo, MN
  • Diane Nechi-Fragassi, Highland Park, IL
  • Amy Carol Bebee, Joplin, MO

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2008 All For Her North East Nominees

  • Albano Loryn, Hackensack, NJ
  • Alice Veitz, Wayne, PA
  • Connie Miller, Lynchburg, VA
  • Deborah Danko, Corning, NY
  • Elizabeth Brown, Barnegat, NJ
  • Fran Necci, Brooklyn, NY
  • Heather Coelho, Providence, RI
  • Jessi Von Bank, Reston, VA
  • Kathleen Schwert, Buffalo, NY
  • Kathleen Wegrzyn, Media, PA
  • Kitty Forbush, Rochester, NY
  • Linda Pollio, Lake Success, NY
  • Mandy Jaconski, Bethlehem, PA
  • Marie Walton, Philadelphia, PA
  • Mary Ann, Juliano New York, NY
  • Mary Ellen Vanuitter, Staten Island, NY
  • Michelle MacKenzie, Morristown, NJ
  • Nancy Sokolowski, Norwalk, CT
  • Patricia Flynn, Brooklyn, NY
  • Susan Frederick-Hodes, Rochester, NY
  • Susan Tomberg, Springfield, VT
  • Toni Graham, Concord, NC
  • Linda Paugh, Elmira, NY

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2008 All For Her South Nominees

  • Carmen Espada, Orlando, FL
  • Catherine Baravski, Ft Lauderdale, FL
  • Cicely Scarlett, Houston, TX
  • Cindy Lawson, San Antonio, TX
  • Claudia Giddings, Atlanta, GA
  • Colleen Butcher, Charleston, SC
  • Cynthia Beaty, Greenwood, SC
  • Debbie Killen, Franklin, KY
  • Francis Brown, Houston, TX
  • Heather Bain, Hollywood, FL
  • Holly Books, Austin, TX
  • Jan Edwards, Augusta, GA
  • Jane Bryant, Florence, SC
  • Janequa NcKnight, Charleston, SC
  • Kate Carlson, Atlanta, GA
  • Kelly Jeffcoat, West Columbia, SC
  • Lesa Stancill, Dalton, GA
  • Luanne Laine, Lebanon, TN
  • Lyn Wulf, Boca Raton, FL
  • Maricarmen Alverado, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • May West, Houston, TX
  • Nina Trent, Greenwood, SC
  • Philomena Doliny, Miami, FL
  • Sherree Bennett, Fort Worth, TX
  • Suzanne Perez, Houston, TX
  • Teri McNeill, Jupiter, FL
  • Wendy Greene, Charleston, SC
  • Michelle Van Putten, Hollywood, FL
  • Karen Devries, New York, NY
  • Kay Washington, Nacogdoches, TX
  • Cheryl Casell-Avno, Hollywood, FL
  • Lucy Finney, Atlanta, GA

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2008 All For Her West Nominees

  • Jeff Brostrom, Olympia, WA
  • Adrian Johnson, Encinitas, CA
  • Andrea Cox, Albuquerque, NM
  • Carrie McGillivray, Sandpoint, ID
  • Cheri Uehara, Honolulu, HI
  • Deena Lonzo, Evertt, WA
  • Donna Pekera, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Eilleen Ashley, Travis, CA
  • Elizabeth Elliott, Santa Maria, CA
  • Felicia Barrientos, Encinitas, CA
  • Hope Gutierrez, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  • Jane Greer-Kuchar, Fresno, CA
  • Janis Jewell, Lacey, WA
  • Jeannine Vedera, Seattle, WA
  • Jodi Darnett, Boulder, CO
  • Julie Hooper, Longview, WA
  • Karen Aron, Truckee, CA
  • Lisa Felber, Seattle, WA
  • Margaret Hills, Bremerton, WA
  • Margaret Randel, Albuquerque, NM
  • Patricia Buker, Olympia, WA
  • Penny Hill, Roseville, CA
  • Susan Gardner, Seattle, WA
  • Tressa Petzinger, Encinitas, CA
  • Lana McCallum, Greely, CO
  • Diane Ball, Reno, NV
  • Sima Nazi, Modesto, CA
  • Denice Gibson, Phoenix, AZ

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Herceptin® (trastuzumab)Herceptin® (trastuzumab)

Adjuvant Care Is defined as additional treatment given after the main treatment plan to decrease the chance of recurrence. Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer can include chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, or biological therapy

Metastatic Breast Cancer Breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body; also referred to as invasive or infiltrating

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