"'I Beat a Rare Form of Ovarian Cancer Twice—But I'm Still Doing Chemo'" - Maggie O’Neill
Rose Marie Jackey was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, specifically ovarian clear cell carcinoma. After getting multiple opinions from New York City’s biggest hospitals on whether or not she should have a second surgery to remove the cancer from her lymph nodes, Jackey learned many doctors believed any further surgeries would be "pointless" and possibly dangerous to Jackey—except for Konstantin Zakashansky, MD, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "There was controversy whether surgery is the right way to go because she had a very short interval to recurrence. Usually, we operate on patients that have long intervals,” said Dr. Zakashansky. Jackey had a second surgery in October 2016 performed by Dr. Zakashansky in which she had cancerous lymph nodes removed. According to Jackey, “Ovarian cancer in general doesn’t have good prognosis. But you look forward,” she says. “You never say, ‘Why me?’ I said, ‘Why not me?’ I’ve had a great life, why shouldn’t I have this disease? This is part of life’s journey.”
— Konstantin Zakashansky, MD, Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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