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Medullary
Thyroid Cancer Journey Stories
The following
MTC journey stories are shared by fellow Meddies and their loved
ones.
We are grateful
for their up-close and personal accounts of their experiences
with MTC so that others can learn and appreciate the human side
of dealing with MTC.
While there
is a fair amount of technical and medical information on the Internet,
there are few places where we can put a face on this disease and
read about it from a patient's and caregiver's perspective.
No two stories
are alike. Many of them read like a medical mystery from an episode
of the popular TV series "House."
Many found
writing their story was personally rewarding and good therapy.
We encourage others to do the same and welcome new additions to
these pages.
MTC sometimes
follows a different clinical course in people depending on their
underlying genetic mutation or codon number. We hope to include
stories from a cross-section of different genetic mutations such
as 634, 918, 618, etc.
Those with
hereditary MTC (MEN2A and MEN2B) may encounter a few added side
trips on their journey, so the stories listed here are divided
into two categories — Sporadic MTC and Hereditary MTC.
SPORADIC
MTC STORIES
HEREDITARY
MTC STORIES
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