Following are real life experiences told by Cancer Survivors

A Survivor Relates Her Experience
I can still remember where I was, exactly what I was doing when I received that phone call from my doctor informing me that the pap smear test which I had done earlier showed that I have cancer of the Cervix in its earliest stage. It felt as if a death sentence had been pronounced on me. After all – hearing that you have cancer is one of the worst things that can ever happen to you. This is the sort of thing that happens to others – not to you!
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Prostate Cancer Survivor - More Men Should Get Tested
Carl is an active 72-year-old, married man with one son. At the age of 55, he started screening for Prostate Cancer, going to his doctor for a test to measure the level of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in his blood as well as for a Digital Rectal Examination. He continued to go for regular early detection tests until a few years ago when the PSA test came back showing an elevated level of Antigen in the blood.
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She Has Survived
Susan, a young mother of three girls aged 18, 14 and 12 years, does not at first glance appear to be someone who has been traumatized by illness.
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