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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Gender/Age:
- Female/27
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I've had 6-cycles of ABVD, then 20 days of Radiotherapy. Treatment is still on going. I just fini...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- DCIS
- Employment Status:
- Full Time Employment
- Gender/Age:
- Female/44
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was diagnosed with DCIS on January 7th 2011. They were able to save the skin but not the breast...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Lymphoma
- Employment Status:
- Age:
- 56
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Stage 2 Lymphoma, Chemo and radiation
- I was Diagnosed with:
- NHL Large B Cell
- Employment Status:
- unemployed
- Age:
- 56
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Chemo-therapy: Rituximab,Doxorubicin hydrochloride,Vincristine,and Cyclophosphamide coctail - eve...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Stage IV Follicular Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (grade 2)
- Employment Status:
- Employed Full Time
- Age:
- 38
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 8 Rounds of R-CVP Chemotherapy - every three to four weeks depending on blood count recovery
- I was Diagnosed with:
- BREAST CANCER STAGE II
- Employment Status:
- ACTIVE
- Age:
- 42
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 8 ROUNDS OF CHEMO EVERY 2 WEEKS + RADIATIONS 4 ROUNDS OF A/C 4 ROUNDS OF TAXOL DATE FOR CHEMO: ...
