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 2009
- Employment Status:
- Full-time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/49
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Had 3 lumpectomies in 2009 followed by chemo and radiation.
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage IIIB Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (3 tumors) in Left Breast
- Employment Status:
- I was fired from my job as a litigation paralegal while going through chemo because I became too ill to work.
- Gender/Age:
- Female/60
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Left Mastectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy Right Prophylactic Mastectomy Chemo: Adriamycin and Cy...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage III C Papillary Serous Uterine/Cervix
- Employment Status:
- Short term disability
- Gender/Age:
- Female/64
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Surgery October 10, 2012, First Chemo October 18, 2012 Taxol and Carboplantin, just finished my f...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Stage II, Estrogen Positive
- Employment Status:
- Unemployed. No Income. No Insurance. Last job (in 2009) let me go when I became ill. Had a discrimination case. Depressed and Frustrated with job prospects.
- Gender/Age:
- Female/41
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Had chemotherapy from September of 2010 until November of 2010 (Cytoxin and Taxotere). Had a mast...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage IV Follicular Lymphoma
- Employment Status:
- getting ready to return to work F/T after 4 month medical leave of absence
- Gender/Age:
- Female/51
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 6 rounds of Rituxan and Bendamustine infusion, once every 4 weeks
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Heptocellular Carcinoma (Primary Liver Cancer)
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Male/63
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- So far I have had one TACE procedure. (TransArtirialCatheterEblation)
- I was Diagnosed with:
- intermediate grade invasive ductal carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- full-time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/42
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- six months of chemo, followed by 30 radiation treatments... and I'm done!
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 1
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/52
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Two Surgeries, six weeks radiation Therapy
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage 3 NSC Lung Cancer Right lung
- Employment Status:
- PT - Consulting Practice
- Gender/Age:
- Female/66
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- In 2007, Etoposide and Carboplatin plus Radiation. Late 2008 Alimta along with prednisone to de...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma, lobular
- Employment Status:
- Full
- Gender/Age:
- Female/49
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had a mammogram on 07/02/12 followed by an ultrasound. On 07/03/12 biopsy and then 07/05/12 dia...
