Frances Burney 18th century writer and BC survivor!

Came across this magnificent book, The Art of Medicine:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Medicine-Images-Imagination/dp/0226749363

Thumbing through the pages, I came across 18th Century women's novelist, Frances "Fanny" Burney.  While most people might be familiar with her most famous book, Evelina, I learned in the book that she wrote, in vivid detail, about the mastectomy that she had in 1811.  She passed in 1840...well into her 80's.

Talk about survivors....Fanny should be our poster woman!    Imagine...back in the 1800's to be able to WRITE about breast cancer...and continue to have a successful career and long life.....Amazing!