For a patient with advanced cancer, how important is screening for other types of cancers?By Ide Mills
Shortly after finishing an initial six cycles of chemotherapy for advanced non–small cell lung cancer in 2011, I started receiving maintenance chemotherapy to keep the cancer in my body at bay. At the same time, I was due for my annual mammogram. These events led me to indulge in magical thinking: Surely the chemo provided some protection from other types of cancers. Did I really need to get screened?
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