• Judy FitzgeraldCommunity Contributor

  • West Palm Beach, FL
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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 and her treatment included a double mastectomy and reconstruction. 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. Judy is a graduate of Providence College with a BS in Chemistry and served as a science and computer teacher until her retirement in 2008. 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 pending Phase I clinical trials for the preventive breast cancer vaccine under the direction of Dr. Vincent Tuohy.

Judy is primarily responsible for conceptualizing, writing, editing and promoting all the content for the Sisters4Prevention website. She was selected in 2016 by Ford Motor Company as a Warrior in Pink. At the invitation of the National Breast Cancer Coalition she will be participating in Project LEAD training this July. She 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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