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Judy Blume recovering from cancer | Judy Blume recovering from cancer |
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Judy Blume, author of the seminal teen novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, has revealed she is recovering from breast cancer. | Judy Blume, author of the seminal teen novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, has revealed she is recovering from breast cancer. |
The 74-year-old novelist underwent a mastectomy at the end of July, six weeks after the cancer was diagnosed. | The 74-year-old novelist underwent a mastectomy at the end of July, six weeks after the cancer was diagnosed. |
Writing on her blog, Blume said "surgery went well, one night in the hospital, very little pain", adding she was "feeling stronger every day". | Writing on her blog, Blume said "surgery went well, one night in the hospital, very little pain", adding she was "feeling stronger every day". |
The author of more than 25 books, she said she hoped to return to work soon. | The author of more than 25 books, she said she hoped to return to work soon. |
Best known for 1970s teen fiction such as Then Again, Maybe I Won't, Deenie and Forever, Blume's books have sold more than 80 million copies and been translated into 31 languages. | Best known for 1970s teen fiction such as Then Again, Maybe I Won't, Deenie and Forever, Blume's books have sold more than 80 million copies and been translated into 31 languages. |
However, their focus on adolescence and sexual issues was considered contentious when the books were first published. | |
Blume described her shock on learning of the cancer following a routine ultrasound in June. | |
"Wait - me?", she wrote on her website. "There's no breast cancer in my family... I haven't eaten red meat in more than 30 years. I've never smoked, I exercise every day, forget alcohol - it's bad for my reflux - I've been the same weight my whole adult life. | |
"How is this possible? Well, guess what - it's possible." | "How is this possible? Well, guess what - it's possible." |
But, writing a month after the surgery, she added: "I got off easy. The cancer hadn't spread anywhere. I don't need chemo which is a whole other ballgame." | But, writing a month after the surgery, she added: "I got off easy. The cancer hadn't spread anywhere. I don't need chemo which is a whole other ballgame." |
The author thanked her family and husband George, and her friends: "When it comes to breast cancer you're not alone, and scary though it is, there's a network of amazing women to help you through it." |
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