I had a pt the other morning (with a 6 day old baby) who came in with abdominal pain and because of the location we assumed it was gallstones. I had to leave before we found out the results, when I saw our doc this morning she told me the pt had metastatic ovarian cancer. The survival rate on this isn't high because by the time it's found it's in late stages. If found in early stages survival rate is about the same as breast cancer rates. So my point is, is that awareness is the key to helping cure/survive cancer. Thanks to everyone who walked or donated to the cause.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
race for the cure walk
I had a pt the other morning (with a 6 day old baby) who came in with abdominal pain and because of the location we assumed it was gallstones. I had to leave before we found out the results, when I saw our doc this morning she told me the pt had metastatic ovarian cancer. The survival rate on this isn't high because by the time it's found it's in late stages. If found in early stages survival rate is about the same as breast cancer rates. So my point is, is that awareness is the key to helping cure/survive cancer. Thanks to everyone who walked or donated to the cause.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I am so glad that you and Emma did the walk. Because in our lifes we never know who or what type of cancer someone we love might get.
Emma looks so cute. We enjoyed the walk also! It was a perfect day. A little crowded, but at least we didn't get too sweaty. hee hee....
Post a Comment