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:
- ductal breast cancer first time second time hr2 positive breast cancer
- Employment Status:
- cna at a local hospital
- Age:
- 55
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- First time had a lumpectomy and radiation. Second time double mastectomy and breast reconstructio...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Recurrent renal cell carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- Full time RN
- Age:
- 47
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was first diagnosed with RCC (renal cell carcionoma or kidney cancer) in July 2003. I had a co...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- Realtor/Designer/Importer
- Age:
- 53
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had a lumpectomy with removal of 17 lymph nodes, followed by 4 months of chemotherapy and six w...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- pancoast tumor
- Employment Status:
- self employed but not working
- Age:
- 53
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- My tumor was inoperable treatment was chemo and radiation for 6 months with the last month I had ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage IV Invasive Ductal Carcinoma - Breast
- Employment Status:
- Disability
- Age:
- 44
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- In 2001 the surgeon said I was a good candidate for a lumpectomy and the removal of my nipple. I...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast Cancer Left side
- Employment Status:
- Administrative Manager of a Health Insurance Company
- Age:
- 47
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer Left Side Macectony and Chemotherapy
- I was Diagnosed with:
- metastatic breast cancer
- Employment Status:
- full-time
- Age:
- 48
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I am currently undergoing chemotherapy 1X a week for 3 weeks and off a week in addition to the ab...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Ductul Carcinoma insitu
- Employment Status:
- fulltime
- Age:
- 51
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Chemotherapy and radiation plus 5 years of tamoxifen
- I was Diagnosed with:
- melanoma
- Employment Status:
- formed company that I am now President and Co-Founder of
- Age:
- 58
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 1.) excision of the melanoma and sentinel node biopsy 2.) 5 week daily radiation treatment 3.) 5 ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Aggressive non-hormonal breast cancer both times
- Employment Status:
- Full time
- Age:
- 35
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had a lumpectomy on my right breast. I had 3 types of chemo the first time around in 2002. One ...
