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:
- Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Full time Mom/Part-time cleaning service
- Age:
- 49
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had surgery to remove a tumor in my breast. Then radiation which is all that I should have had ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast cancer both breast 2 different types
- Employment Status:
- self
- Age:
- 37
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 5 months of chemo. Surgery last Friday. And waiting to see what treatment is next. Thinking Radia...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast Cancer (HER-2 Postitive)
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Age:
- 39
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was given carboplatin, taxotere & herceptin. The chemo treatment started on 4/29/09 and the las...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 2 Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Not Working
- Age:
- 31
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 6 rounds of Carbo Taxol and 3 Brachytherapy Radiation sessions
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Employment Status:
- :
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was Diagnosed with:
- DCIS Left Breast
- Employment Status:
- Small business owner
- Age:
- 48
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- DCIS left breast diagnosed 12/1/08 Mastectomy 12/12/08 - nodes were clear - no chemo - no radiation.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive Mammary Carcinoma DCIS
- Employment Status:
- Employed full time
- Age:
- 55
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 4 rounds of Adriamycin & Cytoxan 6 weeks of radiation- current, will then take Arimidex for 5 ye...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 3B non-small cell lung cancer
- Employment Status:
- employed full-time as a medical secretary
- Age:
- 45
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I have had 3 treatments with Carboplatin and VP16 then started 37 radiation treatments in conjuct...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- DCIS
- Employment Status:
- Adminsitrative Assistant
- Age:
- 48
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 2 lumpectomies, 30 sessions of radiation. Currently on Tamoxifen for next 5 years.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 3 Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- ployed
- Age:
- 39
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation
