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Daria

Living with metastatic breast cancer

posted 12/02/2008, comments (2)

Living with Cancer - History

When telling my cancer story, I have to think back eight years as that is when my cancer journey started. On one hand, I feel fortunate it has been that long but on the other hand, I do feel like it has been a trying time that has challenged my deepest soul. How does one muster up the mental and physical strength to endure cancer and its... Read more Chevron

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Joyce T

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Diagnosed October 2005, lumpectomy, radiation, now cancer free

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posted 11/29/2008, comments (2)

How can we get through this new journey? Together. Let's share it all.

Going through breast cancer diagnosis and surgery consumed my life. But during radiation I got my sense of humor back and now feel so good helping people.

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PJ Hamel

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posted 11/13/2008, comments (9)

MammoSite: A Survivor's Story

Dani Ligett (center) with sister Gaby (l) and friend Jane (r) at the 2008 Norris Cotton Cancer Center fundraiser last July. Dani Ligett and I were introduced through our cancer center’s volunteer program. The first time we met, she was lying in a hospital bed with a 24-hour-old tram-flap reconstruction. Within 10 minutes I’d... Read more Chevron

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PJ Hamel

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posted 11/09/2008, comments (22)

MammoSite: FDA-Approved, But Does It Work?

An Oct. 27 New York Times article on the relatively new MammoSite radiation therapy for breast cancer patients includes a sentence that I find starkly chilling in its implications: “The FDA says it did require a label warning that the system had not been shown to be a substitute for conventional radiation.”In other words, the FDA... Read more Chevron

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Laurie Kingston

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posted 09/11/2008, comments (0)

Living With Metastasis: If I Were Queen of the World

If I Were Queen of the World: No cancer patient would go through treatment alone. Everyone would have an advocate assigned to them who would help with coordination of care, give advice as to resources and even hold a hand through treatment. Every social worker would be trained to meet the needs of a range of patients. They... Read more Chevron

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