article_snippet.sent: In June I was diagnosed with cancer for the first time and also dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disease. '
article_snippet.sent: I had IV chemotherapy used to treat both conditions, along with steroids to stop the dermatomyositis.'
article_snippet.sent: an autoimmune disease returned again in March 2008 and October 2009.
article_snippet.sent: Both times an autoimmune disease was treated with chemotherapy and went into remission with scans and blood tests coming back clear.
article_snippet.sent: Then in 2010, an autoimmune disease was diagnosed with cancer four times and was treated with a mixture of chemotherapy and radiation.
article_snippet.sent: Each time an autoimmune disease went into remission.
article_snippet.sent: But cancer returned in 2011 and an autoimmune disease received six months of chemotherapy.
article_snippet.sent: Again an autoimmune disease went into remission.
article_snippet.sent: but I'm having chemo every three weeks as a precaution,' an autoimmune disease said. '