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:
- non-hodgkins lymphoma large B cell
- Employment Status:
- R.N. on short term disability
- Gender/Age:
- Female/57
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- R-CHOP evey 3 weeks x 6 treatments completed. Went for second opinion , doctor want me to undergo...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage III C Papillary Serous Uterine/Cervix
- Employment Status:
- Short term disability
- Gender/Age:
- Female/64
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Surgery October 10, 2012, First Chemo October 18, 2012 Taxol and Carboplantin, just finished my f...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage two Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- N/A
- Age:
- 46
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Chemotherapy, Surgery, Radiation, Her2 positive. Surgery was not available prior to the chemo bas...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma - Stage 2a HER2 Positive
- Employment Status:
- Not working; on medical leave
- Age:
- 43
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Had bilateral mastectomy (right side was prophylactic); axillary node dissection in left arm; had...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Secretary
- Age:
- 47
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Mastectomy and now chemotherapy
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 2 Ovarian
- Employment Status:
- unemployed
- Age:
- 50
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 6 rounds of chemo
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- parttime
- Age:
- 57
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Chemotherapy
