'How do I maintain my lifestyle?' In a shift sparing them from side effects, more people diagnosed with early breast or prostate cancer are delaying aspects of treatment.
Mary Ellen Boyd, center, skipped some cancer treatment so she could continue to enjoy her active lifestyle.Mary Ellen Boyd plays pickleball, hikes and goes line-dancing once a week.
When the 81-year-old retiree in Connecticut was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she decided to have just part of her breast removed and“Once I got my arms around it and really understood it wasn’t a death sentence, then next thing I wanted to do was say, OK, how do I maintain my lifestyle?” she said.
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