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Available in Spanish at :http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/Mary/marypga.html
Available in English at: http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/Mary/introduction.html

Also available in print from: World Education; 44 Farnsworth Street; Boston, MA 02210-1211; phone (617) 482-9485; $5.

This true short story was written by a GED student about her own experience with cancer of the cervix and fallopian tubes. The author talks about having a hysterectomy despite wanting a child. The story is illustrated with black and white line drawings that extend the approximately two pages of text over an 18-page document. The story includes a glossary. The Web version also includes information about using Mary's story in a classroom.

Keywords: Cervical cancer / Hysterectomy