memere asked:
Oct. is National Breast Cancer Awareness Mo., as you know. As one who had breast cancer, & a mastectomy, 1 yr. ago this mo. I want to caution women against putting off mammograms, & self checks. Millions of women have had or have breast cancer. What advise would give someone about the importance of testing? What is your story? Mine is the radiologist wanted me to wait 6 mo because the tumor was small. get this, to see if it grew. I refused to wait. She didn’t know if it was cancer or not. Just wait because it’s small.? As it turned out, I had the cat scan, biopsy, and mastectomy all in 1 wk. because I had cancer. Last yr, 5 women in my family were diagnosed with breast cancer. Had I waited, who knows. I told that radiologist she had no right telling women to wait. A history begins with 1 person. My advice, DON’T WAIT. What’s yours, Thank you
soccergi. Your chances of getting breast cancer may be a little higher than someone else. but @ 14, don’t worry yourself about it. Live your life good. If you’re mother didn’t get it, I would say you’re pretty safe, but when you reach 40, have that mammogram, OK
Alphapoi. Sorry, but a foam bra cannot protect you from breast cancer, nor infections. The cancer is in the milk ducts. An infection would only affect surrounding tissue. Thank you both for your input
Roxie-You are so right. They do say 40 for a mammo, but I agree, it should be earlier. You are exactly what I’m talking about. A history begins with 1 person. Hope you get well soon. Thank you
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