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In our time (at our age): Facts & Figures
1. “During 2002-2006, women aged 20-24 had the lowest incidence rate, 1.4 cases per 100,000 women.” 2. “The 5-year relative survival rate is slightly lower among women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 40 (83%) compared to women diagnosed at … Continue reading
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cancer on my desk
When I got to work this morning there was an envelope on my desk. I opened it to find it full of literature on “young adults & living after cancer.” It might as well have been anthrax. I felt betrayed … Continue reading
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Knock knock. Mammogram.
This morning I had a mammogram. I thought — the last time I did this, I had two breasts. I had an ultrasound as well, which resulted in a pseudo-PTSD flashback of the first time I had to have a breast … Continue reading
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Results are in
& I do NOT have a BRCA mutation. Which is, yes, good news. Who wants to take me out for a martini? But my sense of emotional relief is tempered by the rational knowledge that this relief is largely artificial and unfounded, since I’ve already had f-ing cancer, … Continue reading
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19 March 2009: Pre-treatment
Three days of relative normalcy before I’m due to begin chemo. I know they’ll skip by almost thoughtlessly, and in the weeks and months to come I’ll long for that sense of health. Yesterday the NHS treated me to a … Continue reading
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