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Since being diagnosed with breast cancer last April, family time has taken on a
whole new meaning for Amy Adam. "It kind of, you know, made us aware that
when it comes down to it, family is what matters, and so they all kind of came
together and made sure I was taken care of." Journal entries mark all the
milestones. The 46-year-old was lucky -- a mammogram caught her cancer early, when
the tumor was just three by four millimeters, smaller than the size of a
pencil eraser. Her treatment -- a lumpectomy, followed by radiation. "No chemo, I did not
have chemo." Dr. Emily Albright, a surgical oncologist
at MU Health Care, says more women with early-stage breast cancer, like Amy, may
be able to skip chemotherapy, thanks to a recent study published in the New
England Journal of Medicine. "The recent results have clarified that for women at
intermediate risk of recurrence, the majority of those do not benefit from
chemotherapy." That's expected to spare up to 70,000 patients a year in the U.S.
from the side effects of chemo. Dr. Albright says treatment is evolving,
becoming more targeted. "As we learn more about the biology, we're able to tailor
treatments to the specific type of tumor that a patient has. So, there are some
small tumors that may be more aggressive, and there may be some larger tumors that
are less aggressive." It's good news to survivors like Amy, who's now focused on
encouraging others. "It's okay to let people bring you dinner. It's okay to let
people take care of your kids, and you know, just take care of you.
You know, take advantage of your community." Offering hope to those still
fighting. From the University of Missouri, I'm Teresa Snow.
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