How a teen found "a sense of control" as she fought cancer
Summary
Alayna Riozzi-Bodine, a teenager from New Jersey, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma shortly before her senior year of high school. She underwent chemotherapy, using a cold cap to prevent hair loss, and after initially becoming cancer-free, her cancer returned and required a different treatment.Key Facts
- Alayna Riozzi-Bodine was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma in September 2021.
- Hodgkin's lymphoma is a cancer that affects immune system cells and often shows up as swollen lymph nodes.
- Alayna used a cold cap during her first chemotherapy to help prevent hair loss.
- The cold cap treatment was new for lymphoma patients and not yet approved for this use.
- She successfully finished eight chemotherapy sessions and was declared cancer-free during her first year of college.
- Less than a year later, scans showed the cancer had returned in a more aggressive form.
- The second treatment did not allow the use of the cold cap, so she chose to shave her head.
- Her experience strengthened her desire to become a nurse.
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