The Sign I Almost Ignored: Uterine Cancer Survivor Stories

Inside this volume

Fifty first-person accounts describe endometrial cancer, from the first spot of blood on a tissue to life after the final appointment. Writers describe the months of putting it off, the doctors who blamed perimenopause, PCOS or fibroids, the women who had to ask three times, and the cases found by accident. There is the transvaginal ultrasound measuring the lining, the pipelle biopsy many call the worst part, hysteroscopy, and the wait to learn the grade and stage. Writers describe the hysterectomy itself, usually keyhole or robotic, the lifting limits, and the sudden surgical menopause; then, for some, brachytherapy, weekday external radiation, carboplatin, immunotherapy or a clinical trial, and the molecular and Lynch syndrome tests that changed a plan or told a whole family something. Not every account ends in cure: some women live with the cancer rather than beating it, one declined a third round of chemotherapy, and one writes about a sister who was not so lucky. Later chapters cover a young woman hoping to keep the door open to pregnancy, lymphoedema, the vaginal dilators no one mentioned, cost, faith, Ramadan during chemotherapy, work, and partners who could not cope.

Who it's for

For anyone worried about unexpected bleeding, women newly diagnosed with uterine cancer and facing surgery, families learning about Lynch syndrome, and readers supporting someone through radiation or chemotherapy.

Format · Instant download · PDF & EPUB · Fifty first-person accounts · PDF: 285 pages

A collection of personal testimony, offered as companion reading — not medical advice.

• 50 single-author testimonies from real people
• A short, plain-language introduction to the topic
• Editor's note, contents page, and curated resource list
• Professional interior typesetting and an original cover

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