Mary Herczog, diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, has died; she was 45

by LaVonne on 18/02/10 at 4:39 pm

“On Girls' Day Out, most women indulge in activities like tea and manicures. My friends and I? We go for mammograms. “Let me back up. “A few months ago, I discovered a couple of breast lumps. Although my nurse practitioner felt strongly that they were nothing more than cysts, she wanted me to have a mammogram to be sure and she urged me not to become complacent and put it off. “I put it off.” … And so began Mary Susan Herczog's account of her battle with breast cancer, as chronicled in the L.A. Times. The first story appeared in 1996; the final one in 2002. The Los Angeles writer, diagnosed at age 33, died Tuesday of complications related to the disease. She was 45. Here are Herczog's stories , as they appeared in The Times. And a link to her blog, cancerchick.com . Her life and her battle with cancer are recounted in today's obituary . — Tami Dennis Photo: Mary Herczog in 2002; her cancer was in remission at the time. Credit: Beatrice de Gea / Los Angeles Times

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