AdvertisementShe Survived Breast Cancer, But Says A Treatment Side Effect 'Almost Killed' HerFebruary 19, 2018Patti NeighmondfacebookEmailVirginia Harrod, an attorney and county prosecutor who lives in rural Kentucky, survived breast cancer, only to develop lymphedema, which sent her to the hospital three times with serious infections. A lymph node transplant helped restore her immune system. (Luke Sharrett for NPR)