When Florence Hampton was told that her cancer was back, her UCHealth oncologist, Dr. Diana Medgyesy, didn’t mention survival rates or possible outcomes. And Hampton didn’t ask. It didn’t matter. Hampton was determined that she wouldn’t “give into cancer” — and she hasn’t.
It’s been 12 years since that lung cancer diagnosis — and 19 years since her first bout with cancer. Recently, Hampton celebrated her 89th birthday with her family — all four generations.
“This cancer, I deal with it by not thinking about it,” Hampton said. “Every month I go in for my cocktail (chemotherapy). But I stay busy. The more you give into it, the harder it is.”
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