Cancer Treatment: Know Your Options.Earlier this year, Nancy Nancy (näNsē`), city (1990 pop. 102,410), capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle dept., NE France, on the Meurthe River and the Marne-Rhine Canal. It is the administrative, economic, and educational center of Lorraine. Touhey was snorkeling in the Caribbean with her family -- something she never imagined she would be able to do. After getting married in 1992, Touhey was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer called multiple myeloma multiple myeloma A malignant proliferation of abnormal plasma cells that populate the marrow-containing bones of the body. The affected plasma cells produce myeloma protein, a monoclonal antibody that replaces normal antibodies in the blood, thereby increasing susceptibility . "I was 31 years old, and all I knew was I wanted to live -- to have children, and watch them grow up, to be there for them and my husband," Touhey said. By being proactive in her approach to treatment, she has kept her cancer at bay for 13 years while starting a family and maintaining an active lifestyle. More cancer patients are learning about the importance of taking a proactive approach to their care. By being a partner with their doctors, patients are choosing treatment options that meet their objectives. For the full story and photos, go to http://www.medialinkfeatures.com/home.aspx?Story=31078 ABOUT MEDIALINK Medialink is a media representation company based in Ireland. Originally set up in 1989 the company has worked with many of the UK and Ireland's newspaper and magazine publishers. FEATURES: Medialink Features provides free, ready-to-run, non-copyrighted news features, fillers and photos to newspaper and online editors. To download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. copy and photos, please visit http://www.medialinkfeatures.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: All copy and photography is available for free and unrestricted use with Medialink Features (MF) dateline attribution at·tri·bu·tion n. 1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art. 2. . |
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