Collective Diary
Cancer and Careers is collecting snapshots of the cancer experience by asking working people with cancer at all phases of their treatment and recovery to answer the same series of questions about their outlook, their work experience and advice they would give others. We invite you to read their stories and share your own.
Recent Entries
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 3
- Employment Status:
- Medical Leave
- Gender/Age:
- Female/48
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- As I answered the phone on April 10th I heard the voice my surgeon, his voice was very gentle as ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Early breast cancer
- Employment Status:
- working
- Gender/Age:
- Female/51
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Early stage breast cancer. See surgeon on April 10th and go from there.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Heptocellular Carcinoma (Primary Liver Cancer)
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Male/63
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- So far I have had one TACE procedure. (TransArtirialCatheterEblation)
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma, lobular
- Employment Status:
- Full
- Gender/Age:
- Female/49
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had a mammogram on 07/02/12 followed by an ultrasound. On 07/03/12 biopsy and then 07/05/12 dia...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Registered Nurse
- Gender/Age:
- Female/35
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/26
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Well I have chosen not to have any treatment for the moment I am trying to assume everything, I k...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Anal Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Employed: Full Time
- Age:
- 37
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Employed
- Age:
- 44
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 16-20 Weeks of Chemotherapy Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery 6 weeks of radiation treatment
- I was Diagnosed with:
- adenocarcinoma duct
- Employment Status:
- Truck Driver
- Age:
- 45
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Just had a port put in 2/27/09 had all the mri, ct scan, bone test
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Employed but on leave
- Age:
- 30
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Treatment for me has not begun. I will see my doctor on 01/06/09 and we will discuss treatment o...
