In 2014, Hilary Farr learned that she had invasive breast cancer, meaning the tumor was spreading around her breast tissue. At the time, she was told by her oncologist that all she needed was another lumpectomy. After she had that surgery, Farr recalled to People that her oncologist said something along the lines of, “You’re done. You’re fine. Off you go.” It was two months later that the designer discovered she was actually supposed to undergo radiation as part of her treatment, too; her doctor had incorrectly told her that she wouldn’t need it.
“I was terrified because I knew I had a very small window,” she recalled. “I felt absolute fury that someone could be so flippantly wrong.” Farr added pointedly, “I could have been dead.” She filed a complaint, and the oncologist retired the following year. Farr told Survivor Net, “That’s part of the story where I trusted and I didn’t dig deeply enough.” She noted that if her radiologist hadn’t called her to follow up, she might not have gotten to where she is today.
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