There are so many C words that make your heart flutter like...couture, cashmere, or better yet closet!
But somehow in my 30's, I had completely forgotten about other C words-words that make your heart feel like it has stopped. Words like carcinoma, cancer or chemo.
I am a TV personality, producer and designer. I am the creator of an illuminated clutch line called www.solasfashion.com. As a...
i'm a jazz musician...world traveller situated in oslo norway....november last year the doctors found a CARCINOMA in my pancreas and lever....i had 5 times cisplatin..72 hrs. continuerly at each time they manage to reduce the tumore but they destroyd my nervs...periferical neuropaty no feeling in my hand and feet...terrible for my work as a...
I was a happy, 28 year old, mother of two and nursing student, when my husband found a lump in my breast. I knew that I should get it checked, but decided I was too busy and didn't have the time to deal with it. Three months later, just after graduation, I finally made an appointment. Although my doctor felt it was probably nothing, he sent me for testing. Those tests revealed that I had a 6 cm...
I am just this woman with six kids, a big dog and a great husband. I stay home and am going to school next year...crazy?
I also happen to be a brain tumor survivor, I have MS and have had a "female" issues.
I'm a 35 year old mother and wife living with cancer. My two oldest children and I were diagnosed six years ago with MEN2a and Medullary Thyroid Cancer. At the time I was also diagnosed with Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Pheochromocytomas (adrenal tumors).
Everything since then has been one very loopy rollercoaster ride.
I was diagnosed with Invasive ductal carcinoma in mid July and had a bilateral mastectomy on Aug 16th. I awaiting addn't pathology results before the Onco decides on what is the next step.
Was wrongly DX'd with Stage 1 Grade 2-3 TCC with Carcinoma In Situ present by a local Uro by a sampling biopbsy. Never had blood or mirco blood. Negitive of Cytology. Cystoscopy revealed a non-specific inflamation under my right ureter. This doctor wanted to wait and see for six months. I said no because he mention biopsy which is synonymous in my mind for looking for cancer...Moved to a Major...
I work as a public relations exectutive in Washington, DC, and live in Alexandria, VA, with my wife, Dena, and two little girls -- Katie and Josie. I am fighting Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma, better known as kidney cancer, and am particularly interested in the movement known as patient advocacy. This is particularly true after discovering that few doctors, including oncologists, are intimately...
My name is Ron Sparks and I have cancer.
Sounds like a 12-step program, huh? Being diagnosed with cancer has changed my life. It's been an incredible journey and it's not nearly over yet. Not even close. As a writer, I have a cathartic need to express myself when I am in trouble - so it's no surprise that I blog profusely about my cancer and my recovery.
I was diagnosed with squamous...
I am a contrarian, lawyer, problem child, Philly Eagles fan, amateur blogger, genius and Mama. I am a first-time parent, together with my beloved Husbatron, thrown into trial by fire learning to parent a child with a brain tumor in an inpatient hospital environment.
My goals are to further my own knowledge of brain tumors generally but specifically Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors. When my...
