Why some patients don’t divulge their diagnoses — and how oncologists guide them through their chosen seclusion
Aug. 29, 2016
- Illustration by Kimberly Carney / Fred Hutch News Service
- She chats with neighbors who think her worst ailment is a food allergy. She posts Facebook selfies, looking blond, slender and youthful. Her followers believe she’s the epitome of health. She keeps up with friends. Few know of any dark clouds in her life.
But she has a massive secret — stage 4 breast cancer, a metastatic recurrence, diagnosed one year ago.
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