Maura Tierney says that's what shocked him on his diagnosis of cancer
She has since learned that it's much more common than she thought.
You probably recognize the actor named by EmmyMaura Tierney Like Dr. Abby Lockhart of the NBCHIT seriesEr. But after 10 seasons to play a television health professional, Tierney founded featured in a real medical drama: she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, just one year after leaving the show. The actor took a hiatule of his Hollywood career to undergo a mastectomy, followed by three months of chemotherapy. Fortunately, more than a decade later, his life and his career are back on the right track. Read it to learn what shocked it most to be diagnosed with cancer and learn health tips that it now share with other people.
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Tierney was shocked to develop cancer at a young age.
Tierney learned that she had cancer at the age of 44, after discovering aSuspect bump in his chest. A mammogram and a biopsy confirmed that the mass was cancerous and the doctors stated that it had to undergo surgery and chemotherapy to combat the tumor.
Tierney says she was incredulous to bediagnosed with so young cancer. "I was very shocked and surprised because of my age," she saysFacing the cancer magazine In 2012. "I have since learned that it is not so shocking; there are many young women diagnosed with breast cancer. The first thing I thought was:" I am so young; it can not me To do. "And I was afraid because it was all so unknown," she reminded.
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She says there are many myths around chemotherapy.
In 2012, Tierney associated with the AMGEN pharmaceutical company in a campaign designed to dispel myths on cancer therapies. Together, they sought toto raise awareness On what cancer patients can expect during chemotherapy.
While everyone has a different reaction to treatment, Tierney says that his own chemotherapy course was more "manageable" than she thought. "I was afraid that my lifestyle is completely modified and I was going to be weakened," she saysTo face. "Looking at my experience, one of the main challenges I face was that I justI did not know what to expect Chemotherapy, my doctors told me that I needed. I was afraid I'm so sick, I could not get up or even leave the house. Fortunately, it turned out to be wrong for me, "she saidCancer Connect In 2018.
Tierney wants cancer patients to pose more questions.
The actor says the best way to dispel myths, to be informed and reduce your anxiety before the treatment of cancer is to ask your doctor as many questions as you can. "Arm yourself information is really useful. I trusted my doctors and I told them a lot. If something bothered me, I would call and ask them," she saysTo face. "I learned that you can never ask your doctor a stupid question. I asked each question that came to mind."AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
This is particularly important, she says, because the process of treating everyone comes with his own set of rules. "People think they can not eat raw vegetables or fresh fruit, nor they can not go out with their grandchildren or keep their pets," she explained. "The truth is everyone's situation is different, so it's really important that you speak with your doctor to understand what you can and can not do chemotherapy."
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She says it's like her diagnosis has changed her.
Talking withMagazine People In 2012, theEr star opened about how sheCancer diagnosis has changed perspective. "I think I have always lived in the moment. I do not think that [cancer] changed me in this way," she explained. "But I spend a lot more time with my family now - it's a solid difference."
It is also more conscious and grateful for scientific advances that have finally saved one's life. "I have a lot of gratitude, for sure. I am deeply grateful for my family and science, technology and medicine," she added in conversation withTo face. "I always gain a prospect on everything."
Since its recovery,Tierney career showed no signs of slowing down. Especially she was recently appeared inAmerican rust,Your Honor,The case,The report, andHandsome boy . And so that anyone now into the fog of a scary health diagnosis, she has this tip: "Hang on there. It seems so simple, but she hangs on with To face . "That's what I'm doing."
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