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[rivka]

I can't believe that my midwife got through that whole conversation without using the word "cancer" or "tumor." Because if this is gestational trophoblastic disease? Then it's a tumor. Even in the benign form, 20% of patients wind up needing chemotherapy because some of it grows back. And there are also forms that are initially malignant.

The NCI website describes GTD as "highly curable," so we're not talking about tragic deathbed scenes here. But it looks like she wasn't kidding about the intensive monitoring, and for damn good reasons.

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[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Your midwife is clearly smart. A good resource.