Now two of these three sisters have cancer

Article Abstract:

Glamour magazine staffer Erin Zammett has gone in to remission with her chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Unfortunately, her sister Melissa, who was pregnant, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Doctors decided to induce labor early and then start Melissa on a regiment of chemotherapy.?Her lymphoma has an 80 percent cure rate. ? Doctors do not believe that either disease is related to family genetic factors or to the environment.

Hodgkin's disease, Familial diseases, Sibling relations

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"I'm alive and I'm not alone."(23-year-old chronic myelogenous leukemia survivor Erin Zammett)(Health & Fitness)

Article Abstract:

Erin Zammett? was a 23-year-old diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia in 2002. The drug Gleevec has made her cancer almost undetectible a year later. The cancer and her recovery has had a profound effect on her mother, father, sisters and boyfriend.

Usage, Patient outcomes, Domestic relations, Family relations, Gleevec (Medication)

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Sisters

Article Abstract:

A woman discusses the special relationship she has with her sister. As children they dressed alike and were very competitive. As adults they went to the same college, lived in the same apartment building and helped each other through hard times.

Personal narratives, Column, Sisters

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