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 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:
- 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:
- low grade oligodendroglioma with areas of anaplasia
- Employment Status:
- Realtor full time
- Age:
- 39
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- was on temodar for one full year. 3 pills a day for 5 days every month.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 1 Breast Cancer in left breast (1.4 cm tumor)
- Employment Status:
- employed full time as a Ph.D. level research scientist
- Age:
- 49
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had a biopsy in 2000 due to microcalcifications in my left breast, which were benign at the tim...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- stage four-non hodgkins lymphoma
- Employment Status:
- oncology clinical social worker
- Age:
- 63
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- original chemotherapy treatment: R-chop for five months, chemo every three weeks. Now maintenance...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- full time
- Age:
- 56
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Bi-lateral mastectomy with 6 cycles of chemotherapy for 4 months
- 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:
- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
- Employment Status:
- Employed Full Time
- Age:
- 52
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Mastectomy, total lymph node removal. Dose-dense chemotherapy for 3 month.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage II Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Age:
- 44
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Bilateral Mastectomy, followed by 6 courses of CAT (Cytoxin, Adrimyacin, and Taxatere) then 3 tre...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- uterine cancer
- Employment Status:
- less than part time
- Age:
- 36
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- immediate surgery within 3 weeks for 1 of 3 procedures and cancer staging -remove cycts, testing ...
