(Elizabeth) "Edwards Says 'Hot Spot' Found in Hip"

[in_cog_ni_to]

Edwards Says 'Hot Spot' Found in Hip
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Edwards said a "hot spot" has been detected in her right hip in addition to the cancer found in one of her ribs, but said doctors told her they believe it is too small to pose a new health risk.

Edwards, who appeared with her husband John Edwards on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday, was asked in the interview whether there were any new test results indicating her recurrent breast cancer had spread beyond the rib.

"There are a couple of hot spots, on the bone scan, in my right hip, for example," she replied. "And one of the questions is whether or not to do radiation to reduce the size of that _ of the cancer in that location _ and for fear that it might weaken my bone and that I might break my hip. But their consensus was that it was too small an area for that to be a risk."

The couple announced Thursday that she was once again facing cancer, only this time it was incurable and had spread to her bone. Despite the prognosis, John Edwards said he would forge ahead with his second bid for the presidency.<snip>

http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2007/03/26/619661.html

emphasis added is mine.

[npincus]

1. I wish her a long life

what a great woman she is.

:cry:

[helderheid]

2. Oh no...

Prayers to the Edwards family.

[bdamomma]

3. I give her all my support for being so determined and steadfast

against this disease.