Isabel Te has more in common with her mother than most people.

“In about 2008, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer,” she recalls. “Then, about eight years later, last year, my mother was diagnosed with the same cancer – it was quite a shock.”

The good news is that Isabel is doing well and has been in remission for seven years and her 91-year-old mother Chin Lin, is healthy after her surgery last year. Endometrial cancer is most susceptible in post-menopausal women.

“It is a bit crazy that I was diagnosed before her,” says Isabel, looking across the table at her mother. “And it was worse for me because I needed both surgery and chemo–she only needed surgery. The chemo was tough.”

“But we are healthy and happy now and it’s all thanks to Dr. (Dianne) Miller,” she continues. “She was amazing to us. A very good doctor.”

Isabel, who is now 60, says that, in a strange way, her diagnosis may have saved her mom’s life.

“(My mother) saw that she had the same symptoms as me so she went to Dr. Miller right away,” she explains. “They detected it early and that might have saved her life–the surgery went really well.”

“Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecologic cancer,” Dr. Miller says. “It’s inherited about 10% of the time. In this case, Isabel had higher-stage cancer than her mother.”

Isabel and Chin Lin says it was really beneficial having the same doctor in Dr. Miller.

“She knew our family history and she knew what to do–that really helped,” Isabel says.

They are very grateful for the care they received.

“We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Dr. Miller,” she says, looking at her mother. “We’re lucky to be here in BC.”

“I am happy about my care,” a nodding Chin Lin adds in Cantonese.

Dr. Miller says the mother and daughter are both doing well and the future looks bright.

“Isabel is over 7 years from completion of treatment and there is no evidence of recurrence,” the gynecologist explains. “Her mother is in her first year of follow-up, but stands a good chance of a cure with the surgery alone.”

From the Philippines originally, the Tes moved to Canada around 1988, following an aunt who settled in the Lower Mainland and loved the area.

“I’m thankful we came because we have such great care here,” Isabel says about the health care system in BC.

Life is good for the mother and daughter these days.

“I’m feeling free and I’m back at work. I’m comfortable and my mother is doing good,” Isabel says with a small smile. “Mom has to go to checkups every three months but she’s doing good.”

“Everything is ok,” Chin Lin says. “I eat well, I sleep well.”

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Isabel Te和她的妈妈有很多相似的地方。

她回忆说：“2008年左右，我被诊断患有子宫内膜癌。” “八年之后，即去年，我的母亲也被诊断患上同样的癌症 – 实在令人震惊。”

值得庆幸的是，Isabel恢复得很好，七年没有复发，她91岁的母亲 Chin Lin去年手术后也康复了。 绝经后的女人最容易成为子宫内膜癌的患者。

“Isabel看着在桌子另一头的妈妈，说：“我被诊断出来的时候有点崩溃，當时我的病况很糟，需要手术和化疗同时進行 -而妈妈只需要欲手术。 化疗是很痛苦的。”

“但是现在我们很健康快乐，这全部归功于Dianne Miller医生，” 她继续说。 “她对我们很好，是一位很优秀的医生。”

现在60岁的Isabel说，换一角度看，她的诊断可能挽救了她妈妈的性命。

Isabel 解释说， “（我母亲）看到了她有跟我一样的症状，所以马上去找Miller医生，他们在早期阶段发现了癌症，因此挽救了她的生命 – 手术进展的很好。”

“子宫内膜癌是最常见的妇科癌症，”Miller医生说。 “遗传这种疾病的潜在几率为10%。 在这种情况下， Isabel 的癌症母亲的还嚴重。

Isabel 说：“她知道我们的家庭历史，知道该怎么做 – 真的是非常大的帮助。

他们非常感谢在治疗期间所得到的照顾。

“如果没有Miller医生，我们不会在这里了，”她看着她的母亲说。 “我们很幸运能在卑诗省生活。”

“我对医院提供的照顾感到很开心，” Chin Lin点着头说道。

Miller医生说，母亲和女儿都恢复得很好，他们的未来看起来都很光明。

Miller医生解释说：“Isabel已经痊愈7年多了，没有复发迹象。” “她的母亲在初患已被确诊，所以手术治愈的机会很大。”

Isabel一家在1988年左右从菲律宾移民到加拿大，后来跟一个姨妈定居在低陸平原（Lower Mainland），並爱上了这个地区。

Isabel谈到卑诗省的医疗体系，“我实在很感恩，因为我们在这里得到了非常好的医疗护理，”。