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 1c ductal carcinoma in situ her2 positive
- Employment Status:
- At time of diagnosis... Childcare Home
- Gender/Age:
- Female/48
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Lumpectomy followed by infusion of Adriamycin and Cytoxin every two weeks for a total of four tre...
- 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:
- Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Unemployed
- Gender/Age:
- Female/50
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Lumpectomy October 2012. Radiation December 2012/January 2013 Ovaries removed 4/9/2013
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Lobular Breast Cancer Stage 2-Right Breast
- Employment Status:
- Nurse
- Gender/Age:
- Male/58
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Double mastectomy - Chemotherapy
- 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:
- Rt.breast invasive to node
- Employment Status:
- leave of abscence,RN
- Gender/Age:
- Female/65
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 4 rounds of chemo. #3 coming up second of April. Cytoxan,Taxotere. Then radiation for however long
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive ductal carcinoma/ ductal carcinoma in situ
- Employment Status:
- barber/taking a break :(
- Gender/Age:
- Female/42
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- So far I have had a bilateral mastectomy plus one step implant reconstruction. Due to start chemo...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive breast cancer
- Employment Status:
- Per diem, health field
- Gender/Age:
- Female/65
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 4 rounds of chemo to be followed with radiation and hormonal therapy.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of my right breast, Stage 1, Grade 1, PR/ER +
- Employment Status:
- Employed
- Gender/Age:
- Female/54
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Biopsy, 2 lumpectomy's to get clean margins, removal of the sentinal lymph node, 5 weeks of targe...
- 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...
