Desmoid tumor survivor: Why I fly 3,000 miles to get quarterly check-ups at MD Anderson
When I was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer about 12 years ago, I sought treatment for it in Anchorage, the biggest city near my home in rural Alaska.
But when I was diagnosed with desmoid tumors earlier this year ¡ª an aggressive type of growth that develops in the connective tissues ¡ª I went straight to MD Anderson.
Why? Because my local surgeon said that in his 17 years of practice, he¡¯d never even seen one before...
