Success Stories

In April of 2002 after three surgeries to remove cancer from my left breast, I began my radiation treatment at the Hux Cancer Center at Union Hospital.

From the first day at the Hux Center when I received my "tattoo", the precise measurement to mark the cancerous area to be treated, I felt empowered. Dr. Robert Haerr met with me to discuss all of my treatment options and carefully explained the radiation treatment regiment. That same day I also had the opportunity to meet with the nutritionist to discuss how to adjust my diet to maximize my strength and immune system during my treatment. Not only did the staff extend their care and concern, they reassured me as I asked numerous questions about the procedure.

I began a series of 30 treatments knowing that this was an essential part of my treatment to keep the cancer from spreading or returning. As I look back I remember going to the Hux Center each day, being greeted by my first name, scanning my card to identify that I had arrived. The staff put me at ease during the treatments and as I began to experience fatigue and some soreness going in to my third week. The very last treatment was a triumphant day for me. After I finished the final treatment I looked at the smiling faces of all of the staff as they handed me a single rose to signify my completion.

Now it is August 2008. I am cancer free. I am a survivor; thanks in part to the Hux Cancer Center.

— Toni Roehm

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