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Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Patient Stories
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Rosalie Fox
Although Rosalie Fox was widowed in 1981 at the age of 60, she is far from lonely. Little did she know that just 9 years later, her 6 children would produce 16 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. That same year, in 1990, Rosalie had her annual physical examination. Blood tests showed that she was anemic. Further testing would determine she had a blockage that was caused by colon cancer.
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Breast Cancer with Metastasis Patient Stories
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Teresa Palumbo
Breast Cancer with Metastasis to the BrainImagine being told you have an inoperable brain tumor with about 3 months to live. What would you do? In 2007, Teresa Palumbo had to face that dilemma. Lucky for Teresa, her husband knew what to do. Nicholas figured if anyone could treat his wife, it would be the doctors at Fox Chase Cancer Center. He happened to be right.
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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patient Stories
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Norma Snyder
In 1991, Dr. Mary Daly, a medical oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center, created the Family Risk Assessment Program, to research the genetic risk of certain types of cancer. In order to get the program off the ground, she needed to recruit participants in the program.
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Mammography Van Patient Stories
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Gina Conners
Mobile Mammography"In 1997 I was 42 years old, married, living on a horse farm and in excellent health. I had a good job working as a contractor for a large Philadelphia corporation," explains Gina Conners. The last thing Gina was thinking about was breast cancer. She had a baseline mammogram when she was 40 and it was fine.
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Prophylactic Mastectomy Patient Stories
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Pamela Cerceo
Prophylactic MastectomyPam Cerceo has two daughters in college that mean the world to her. They are the primary reason she is proactive with her health. After watching her mother and sister successfully battle breast cancer, Pam decided to learn what her risks were through genetic testing.
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Risk Assessment Program Breast Cancer Patient Stories
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Amy Dysart
When she was a teenager, Amy Dysart's world was turned upside down. That is when her mother, Gail, 38, was diagnosed with breast cancer. "When she had a recurrence of her cancer at age 42, my mom was treated by the best doctors at Fox Chase, but unfortunately she passed away." It was 1988 and Amy was only 20 years old. She also lost her maternal grandmother, great grandmother and three great aunts to breast cancer.
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Stage 0 Breast Cancer (DCIS) Patient Stories
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Deena Dell
Stage 0 Breast Cancer/Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)At Fox Chase, Deena Dell, MSN, RN-BC, AOCN(R), is called on a regular basis to meet breast cancer patients and answer their questions. Patients and staff members alike look to Deena for guidance because she knows first-hand what it's like to have stage 0 breast cancer.
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