“You have to speak up. What you don’t say is the most predictive of the care you don’t get.”
In just 10 days, Sue began her journey with Merkel cell carcinoma — a rare type of skin cancer that usually appears as a flesh-colored or bluish-red nodule, often on your face, head or neck.
She underwent seven surgeries on the left side of her nostril before receiving chemotherapy and radiation.
“There was so little research at the time,” she recalled.
“You have to speak up. What you don’t say is the most predictive of the care you don’t get.”
Savoring Every Ounce of Life While Undergoing Treatment for Skin Cancer
January 14th 2021In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with someone who has undergone 41 surgeries and physically debilitating treatments during his more than 15-year journey with several cases of skin cancer. We discussed his cancer journey, and why, as he starts a new treatment after his most prior therapy failed, he’s focused on quality rather than quantity of life.
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