Chemotherapy And Biotherapy - People

I'm a healthy, vibrant and joyful person who owns a Pilates & Gyrotonic studio near the beach in Santa Cruz CA. Never having been sick in my life, I was shocked to find a lump in my right breast in June 2008 and was diagnosed with Stage 1 Grade 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer. I had a lumpectomy in June 2008 and the aggressive cancer spread to lymph nodes requiring a second surgery in February...

My Story I was taken to hospital mid December 2007 aged 45 due to having a grand mal seizure or fit. CT scan confirmed our fears of a brain tumour, 2.5 cm in the left parietal lobe. I had previously experienced a few discreet episodes of having difficulty talking and reading and the tumour was located in the part of my brain used for language. The tumour was on the surface of my brain so...

I contracted Hepatitis C in 1979 from 4 blood transfusions A liver biopsy in 1994 revealed Chronic Hepatitis C. After Cancer, Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy and now Hep C, my liver was in bad shape. The medical establishment advised me to get my papers in order and expect to live another 3 to 5 years, and hope that something would come along to help. 14 years later, Lloyd has been virus free...

Ashley's Mom (Deborah), once a police officer, is now a computer professional who balances her work life and her very busy home life as the single parent of four unique children. Deborah's birth son, Chip, is 18 years old and will be going off to college in the Fall of 2009. When Chip was 5 years old, Deborah adopted her daughter, Ashley. Ashley, now 14years old, was born 14 weeks prematurely...

In 2005, 28-year-old Stephanie Cion was diagnosed with a life-threatening neurological disorder and had to spend a year undergoing intensive treatments and chemotherapy. Naturally, her career in healthcare enterprise strategy was put on hold so that she could focus full-time on her health. At this juncture in her life, Stephanie was rising in the ranks as an associate at Aetna, and had...

I live in Stockton, California. My husband died in 03 while I was still going through chemotherapy for advanced stage colon cancer. He was my best of best friends and I still feel very much married to him even to this day. I have been completely disabled with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome - CFIDS for the past thirteen years. This illness has been far more difficult then...

I'm a SAHM of three kids. Actually, two are pretty much grown. There ages are 22, 19 and 7 years. Our 7 year old was born a child with Down syndrome. We have seen our share of health issues that coincide with Down syndrome. We have been through two heart surgeries and 26 months of chemotherapy due to leukemia. We are now dealing with some sort of a platelet disorder with our 7 year old. It's not...

In 2005, I was diagnosed with a life-threatening neurological disorder, CIDP (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy). I had to spend a year undergoing intensive treatments and chemotherapy. I fought back, started two companies, and am working each day at my own kind of wellness.

I am president of 4women.com, a company that provides fashionable head wear for women and girls with medical hair loss. Our company also fosters for a better understanding of the emotional side of medical hair loss. I come from a family with three generations of breast cancer survivors. I also suffer from Alopecia Areata. My disease came on suddenly and unexpectedly. Literally, one day, my...

I'm a 52 year old son with a father who's been diagnosed with prostate cancer. My father is in his late 70's and is undergoing radiation treatment. Next, will be chemotherapy. He's anxious about the side effects of this treatment. He is exploring cryosurgery in China. My brothers and I are having heated discussion on which cancer therapy is best. I joined this website because I need...