Every three and a half hours, another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Canada. In B.C, more than 300 women will be diagnosed with a form of ovarian cancer this year.

In the winter of 2014, this statistic included West Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 Candy Woodworth.

At her weekly Pilates class, Candy noticed she felt uncomfortable when doing a routine exercise. She went back to the class a week later, and noticed the same pain in her stomach and immediately made an appointment with her family doctor, who sent her for an urgent ultrasound.

91裸聊视频淚 hardly had my coat off when the phone rang and my doctor told me I had to come back immediately,91裸聊视频� Candy says. 91裸聊视频淢y husband and I both went back, and it was then we found out I had ovarian cancer.91裸聊视频�

In March of 2015, Candy91裸聊视频檚 treatment plan began with surgery, where her tumour was removed, followed by 18 rounds of chemotherapy.

A year later, at one of Candy91裸聊视频檚 routine check-ups, her team discovered her cancer had returned, this time in her colon.

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Six months later, Candy91裸聊视频檚 cancer returned again, in the exact same place in her colon. 91裸聊视频淚t was very unusual for it to return to the exact same place,91裸聊视频� says Candy.

She underwent her third surgery.

With her cancer at an aggressive state, Candy was put forward as a prime candidate for an innovative, personalized cancer program at BC Cancer. She was put in touch with Dr. Anna Tinker, Provincial Gyne Oncology Tumour Group Chair and medical oncologist at BC Cancer.

The personalized onco-genomics (POG) program is BC Cancer91裸聊视频檚 flagship study in precision medicine and the first program of its kind to use whole genome analysis to inform individual treatment planning for patients.

Through this program, Dr. Tinker and team found that Candy91裸聊视频檚 tumour had a mutant BRCA gene, even though Candy herself did not carry the gene, and was able to match the tumour mutation to a clinical trial drug.

It91裸聊视频檚 been two and a half years and Candy has been cancer-free since she began her journey on the POG program and started her tailored medication.

91裸聊视频淭he POG program and the fact they found a drug for me has given me my life back,91裸聊视频� says Candy. 91裸聊视频淚t means everything 91裸聊视频� I now get the opportunity to be with my family and watch my grandchildren grow.91裸聊视频�

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