Linda and Murphy, the Prince of Darkness

                   Probably on our first wedding annivesery

Okay, here is one I hope nobody needs, but everybody ought to be exposed to.  U.S. News provides us with a laypersons account of the behavior of the PARP inhibitor Lynparza, commercial-speak for olaparib.  You already know all about olaparib, how it works, how effective it is, etc., etc., if you have been paying attention to this blog.  Olaporib will not cure ovarian cancer, but it may greatly enhance what the medical folks term PFS – progression-free survival.  In other words, olaparib may keep you well and enjoying life for an important and valuable stretch of time!  If the stuff had been available in 2010 Linda probably would still be now, eleven years later - but we could well have had a few more happy and joyful years together.  That would have been an indescribably great blessing.

So, yes – you know about PARPi and maintenance therapy already.  Just make sure your oncologist does too!  And if you are suspicious, switch docs immediately, without compunction!

By the way, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has left $25m to Swedish Hospital to found a cancer clinic, which is now up and running.  That makes two recommended ( by me!) places for you to consult if, God forfend!, you are diagnosed with any kind of cancer.  The other, of course, is the SCCA 0 Seattle Cancer Care Alliance: U.W. Medical, Seattle Childrens’ Hospital, and Fred Hutch

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-03-25/drug-boosts-survival-for-women-with-advanced-ovarian-cancer