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Breast Cancer Patient Stories
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- Breast Cancer Patient Stories
- Linda Angello
- Ellen Anthonisen
- Doreen Benedict
- Judith Bernstein
- Judi Blue
- Michele Cornfield
- Barbara Davis
- Amy Dysart
- Rosalie Fox
- Dina Gillis
- Linda Gottlieb
- Carol Hess
- Nicole Holtz
- Deborah Davis Huberfeld
- Connie Jackley
- Audrey Lam
- Robin Luber
- Shari Lynn
- Novella Lyons
- Laura Marblestone
- Nancy McGarvey
- Cynthia Post Mitchell
- Rosella Nelson
- Kathy Petrozelli
- Jill Scheetz
- Sonia Smith
- Tijuana Smith
- Lael Swank
- Roseann Tice
- Marion Utain
- Breast Cancer with Metastasis
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Mammography Van
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Risk Assessment Program
- Stage 0 Breast Cancer (DCIS)
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Laura Marblestone
Laura Marblestone's mother was only 43 when she lost her fight with breast cancer. That's why Laura, a registered nurse and resident of Langhorne, PA, regularly performed breast self-exams. In May 1990, at the age of 40, Laura detected lumps in her left breast. Results from a lumpectomy were benign, but around the same time, she developed a lump under her arm, which her doctor said was a swollen lymph gland, likely related to the surgery. "He told me it was nothing, I didn't have to worry."
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Nancy McGarvey
During the night when most people are fast asleep, Nancy McGarvey is on her feet, caring for newborn babies at one of the area's busiest hospital delivery rooms. "I have loved being a nurse for the past 20 years," said Nancy. During her 39 years of raising 4 children, many of the healthcare decisions revolved around them.
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Cynthia Post Mitchell
In January 2006, Cynthia Mitchell was surrounded by cancer. She worked in marketing and public relations at The Cancer Center of the Wyoming Valley, was on the American Cancer Society Board of Directors, and had accepted a position to chair the regional Pink Ribbon Ball of Hope for Breast Cancer. Additionally, a good friend was struggling with metastatic breast cancer and her mother had just recovered from her second bout with breast cancer.
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Rosella Nelson
"Get a second opinion, and go to a nationally recognized cancer center!" This is the advice Rosella Nelson wants everyone who has been diagnosed with cancer to hear. Had she not practiced what she preaches, Rosella would have had both breasts removed needlessly in 2007 at her local hospital. Fortunately, a second opinion at Fox Chase Cancer Center provided Rosella with alternatives, as well as hope.
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Kathy Petrozelli
Breast cancer was always in the back of Kathy Petrozelli's mind. Her mother was treated for both breast and ovarian cancer. Knowing that family history raises a woman's risk of these cancers, Kathy had a mammogram every year since she turned 29.
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