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:
- Full time Mom/Part-time cleaning service
- Age:
- 49
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I had surgery to remove a tumor in my breast. Then radiation which is all that I should have had ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast cancer both breast 2 different types
- Employment Status:
- self
- Age:
- 37
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- 5 months of chemo. Surgery last Friday. And waiting to see what treatment is next. Thinking Radia...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Unemployed
- Age:
- 53
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Lumpectomy, Chemo & Radiation
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Recurrent renal cell carcinoma
- Employment Status:
- Full time RN
- Age:
- 47
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was first diagnosed with RCC (renal cell carcionoma or kidney cancer) in July 2003. I had a co...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Breast Cancer (HER-2 Postitive)
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Age:
- 39
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I was given carboplatin, taxotere & herceptin. The chemo treatment started on 4/29/09 and the las...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- stage II
- Employment Status:
- on disability
- Age:
- 37
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Originally diagnosed at stage 0. After L. mastectomy and expander, pathology came back to stage ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Thyroid Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Full Time
- Age:
- 43
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- Total removal of Thyroid, two radioactive iodine treatments
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Metestatic Ovarian Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Unemployed
- Age:
- 37
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- I have had countless rounds of infusion and IP chemotherapy, oral chemo and radiation along with ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Ovarian cancer
- Employment Status:
- Full time employee
- Age:
- 65
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- In December 2006 I had a complete hysterectomy with debulking. I had a porta-cath inserted eight ...
- I was Diagnosed with:
- Rare Lung Cancer
- Employment Status:
- Stay at Home Mom
- Age:
- 23
- Type and Description of Treatments:
- A new treatment that was found accidentally with my sister. The Herb Golden Seal or as some may ...
