Anna Radosz

A native of Poland, Radosz moved to Scotland to be with her boyfriend after graduating from college with a degree in agricultural science. Shortly before that, a mole on her arm was diagnosed as skin cancer -- malignant melanoma. It was removed, and she went on her way. But in Scotland, she discovered the melanoma had spread. Doctors in Aberdeen told her aggressive chemotherapy was needed for the aggressive cancer. But by this time Radosz was pregnant, and she refused the treatment to save her baby. Doctors warned her that conventional treatment gave her only a 10 percent chance of survival, but she was adamant. Radosz gave birth to a healthy baby boy in November, but the cancer had spread into her organs, including her lungs and brain. It killed her on May 11 during a visit to her family in Poland, just before she was to head to the U.S. for gene therapy. She was 27. From This is True for 13 May 2007 Suggestions for further reading: What Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope by Julie K. Silver Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: Cancer is nothing one can get through without learning a valuable life lesson. "What Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope" is a collection of wit and wisdom from those who have defeated one of life's greatest challenges in ca...   Finding Noel: A Novel by Richard Paul Evans Amazon Price: $14.36 Customer Review: I totally enjoyed this book. I read it over Christmas and although I had to read it intermittently during all of the busy festivities, I looked forward to getting back into it. SWEET storyline yet not too mushy. Very nice book!   The Power of Two: Surviving Serious Illness with an Attitude and an Advocate by Gerri Monaghan, Brian Monaghan Amazon Price: $15.61 Customer Review: We bought the book for our daughter-in-law and son, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor as was the author. Our son has also been blessed with financial success so costs are not an issue, as with the authors. Also his wife has been in his li...   Understanding Melanoma: What You Need to Know by Perry Robins; MD and Maritza Perez; MD Amazon Price: $12.95 Customer Review: This book is an excellent read for any patient faced with the difficult diagnosis of melanoma. This is concise, well written and informative. Many resources are listed for patients with melanoma. Many patients questions can be answered by reading...   What You Really Need to Know about Moles and Melanoma (A Johns Hopkins Press ... by Jill R. Schofield MD, William A. Robinson MD PhD Amazon Price: $18.95 Customer Review: This book provides an accurate reference for someone interested in this subject. It can be too truthful for someone faced with this awful disease. Therefore beware of giving it to a sufferer or carer whom you wish to shield from the facts.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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