Sepsis is a serious condition that occurs when your body's immune system damages its own tissues and organs while trying to fight a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. This can lead to shock, organ failure and even death.
A cancer diagnosis and certain treatments, like chemotherapy, can weaken the immune system, making it difficult for the body to fight infections. This puts cancer patients at increased risk for sepsis.<...
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On December 12, 2011, two weeks prior to my 25th birthday, I got a present I never wished for: "You have breast cancer."
I'd heard the term cancer before -- after I'd had adrenal cancer as an 18-month-old.
But this time I was all grown up and about to start nursing school.
How my adult cancer journey began
One day I felt a lump on my breast, which led to a doctor's visit. That led...
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For those who don't, it stands...
I thought I had checked cancer off my list. Having just ran my first marathon it was hard to imagine that my cancer had returned after seven...