Elizabeth Edwards Battles Cancer Again
John Edwards Keeping Priorities Straight, Taking Care of Wife
Edwards cut short his campaign schedule in Iowa on Tuesday in order to be with his wife, and to be with her on Wednesday's appointment with her physician. This swift action came about after a routine check-up Elizabeth attended Monday.
This must feel like déjà vu for the couple, as Elizabeth battled breast cancer during her husband's 2004 campaign. Elizabeth was treated for the most common type of diagnosed breast cancer, invasive ductal cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, "This is the most common breast cancer. It starts in a milk passage, or duct, of the breast, has broken through the wall of the duct, and invaded the fatty tissue of the breast. At this point, it can metastasize, or spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system and bloodstream. About 80% of invasive breast cancers are infiltrating ductal carcinomas." Also according to the American Cancer Society, "The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman's life is about 1 in 8 (13% of women). It is estimated that in 2007 about 178,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in the United States. At this time there are slightly over 2 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Women living in North America have the highest rate of breast cancer in the world."
Elizabeth has a positive outlook on her prognosis, and is confident that she will beat the cancer again. John Edwards announced in December 2006 that he would be seeking the democratic nomination, this time for President rather than Vice-President. Elizabeth has stated that no matter the outcome, she will stand by and support John through the presidential 2008 campaign, just as she did for the 2004 vice-presidential campaign when he ran with John Kerry. The press conference, which is not expected to be a doom and gloom announcement, will be held around noon on Thursday, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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