Alicia's story: from the SF Chronicle

All last week, a story ran in the SF Chronicle about a 23 year-old copy editor for the paper who was recently diagnosed with a rare Sarcoma.

Sarcoma is a very slow-growing cancer, but because it's so slow it's very difficult to treat. Most cancer treatments, like chemotherapy, for instance, target fast-growing cancer cells, and in the case of Sarcoma, this strategy doesn't work.

The story is written by Alicia herself, and it's in real-time, with her last update over the Memorial Day weekend. It's quite riveting, and gives an inside look at dealing with cancer that's both very sobering and hopeful: Alicia's Story .