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:
- 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:
- Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Full time
- Age:
- 43
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had 6 rounds of chemo and am now completing 28 radiation treatments. I had a bi-lateral mastec...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 3 inoperable Lung Cancer (non small cell)
- Employment Status:
- Self employed Consultant and Coach
- Age:
- 62
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Aggressive chemo treatment: Cisplatin + Etoposide daily for 6 consecutive days, two weeks off, 6 ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive Tubulobular Carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Age:
- 41
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Surgery 15 weeks AC 12 weeks taxol Radiation Hormonal treatment
- I was Diagnosed with:
- FOLLICULAR NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA STAGE IV
- Employment Status:
- EMPLYED
- Age:
- 54
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- CHEMO, RITUXINAB
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Pancoast Tumor
- Employment Status:
- Employed, currently on short term disability
- Age:
- 47
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Originally I was being treated for a torn rotator cuff, that's what my symptoms pointed to. Then...
- 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:
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- parttime
- Age:
- 57
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Chemotherapy
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Ductal Carcanoma-Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Full time
- Age:
- 42
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Double mastectomy
- 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 ...
