13 Mar Missionary MaryAnn Hancock has 12-Hour Cancer Surgery

MaryAnn Hancock underwent a 12-hour surgery on Tuesday, March 11. A routine physical in January led to a diagnosis of parotid glandular cancer, located behind the left ear. The physical was in preparation for returning to Jamaica, where she and her husband, Harold (right), are Global Ministries staff working at Regent College of the Caribbean.

The doctor told the family that all of the cancer was removed. He did not have to remove and transplant the facial nerve, which they originally thought would be necessary. Also, the mastoid bone did not have to be removed, just shaved so MaryAnn’s hearing was not impaired.

Next come six weeks of radiation treatments, five days a week. That will start once MaryAnn has had time to heal and recuperate. She will be in the hospital at Ann Arbor until next Tuesday.

Cards can be sent:

MaryAnn Hancock, Room # 4123
University of Michigan Medical Center
1500 E Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5066