(Golfer) Mickelson’s mother diagnosed with breast cancer (now, not just his wife - his mother too)

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Source: Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP)—Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on its Web site that Mary Mickelson discovered she had breast cancer last week. She is to have surgery Friday at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the same hospital where Mickelson’s wife, Amy, had surgery last Wednesday.

Mickelson’s sister, Tina, told the newspaper she wanted to make her mother’s condition know so she could receive the same outpouring of support and prayers that meant so much to Amy Mickelson.

Mickelson has not spoken publicly since the U.S. Open where he was a runner-up for a record fifth time.

His parents live in the same San Diego house where they raised their three children. Mary Mickelson was honored in 1998 as “Mother of the Year” by the San Diego chapter of the March of Dimes. She said at the time, “I don’t know if I’ve done anything extra than other mothers. We’ve always been involved and have just been there.”

Mickelson said at Bethpage Black that it was “highly unlikely” he would play the British Open, and said his schedule the rest of the year depended on his wife’s battle with cancer.

Read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-mickelsonsmother&prov=ap&type=lgns

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I hate cancer.

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1. What are the numbers now . . . 3 out of every 4 of us . . . doesn't look like progress . . .

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2. Depends what you mean by progress

I have it, caught it at Stage III (as far as you can go before you're in real trouble). Now, for progress, side effects of chemo are much less - could be way worse - treatments are much more tolerable. Have we stopped it from occurring? No. Have we made dealing with it more tolerable? I say yes. It's a cellular mutation. I don't know that we can stop it from starting, but we're doing better at catching it and dealing with it.

Still, it sucks. That said, I don't want to imagine what it would have been like 40 years ago. And too many people find out too late. Sometimes it's self-inflicted (I lost an aunt and uncle to lung cancer, but they smoked like chimney's), other times it's just regrettable - particularly with children. Heartbreaking all around.

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3. That is so disgusting!

Seriously... :wtf:

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4. If it had happened to his wife's mother, it would be intelligible, at least..

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