A routine mammogram saved my life. I was called back for a second one in April 2012. After an ultrasound and 2 biopsies, we were given the news that I had Stage 2a breast cancer. Being adopted, I really don’t have a family history, but it still came as a …
Read More »Gerie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
Hi, my breast cancer story began in March 2015, just before my 60th birthday, with an abnormal finding on my routine annual mammogram. Three days later, I was having an ultrasound. The radiologist could see something, but suggested I return in 3 months for a follow-up ultrasound to see if …
Read More »Debbie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
My story started in June 2015 with a lump in my breast. I went to the doctor and had an ultrasound, which wasn’t looking good, so I was sent for a mammogram. A week later, I was having surgery to remove a 3 cm mass and some lymph nodes. I have …
Read More »Teresa’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I was 41 years old. We had sold our home and were moving to Nevada. I wanted to go to the doctor to get my yearly done with, and she found a lump! I had a needle guided biopsy. The next day, I got the call that would change our lives …
Read More »Amy’s Story (Breast Cancer)
On January 2, 2015, I had a routine mammogram. The following Monday, I was called back for a repeat mammogram/sonogram, which I did that Wednesday. That Friday, I met with the best breast surgeon in Queens, who sent me for a biopsy on Monday, January 12th. On January 15th, I …
Read More »Nina’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I went for my first mammogram in July 2010, and surprise, I needed a diagnostic mammogram, which they did right then and there. The diagnostic mammogram showed a sizable mass, but it couldn’t be felt. The radiologist had time and did an ultrasound guided biopsy. My husband had been diagnosed …
Read More »Kris-Ellen’s Story (Breast Cancer)
On April 3, 2013, my life changed forever. My worst fear was confirmed. I had stage 2 breast cancer. It was a long eight months. I had surgery, followed by eight rounds of chemo and finally 33 radiation treatments. On November 27, 2013, I was cancer free! I’m thankful for all …
Read More »Dana’s Story (Breast Cancer)
On March 15, 2010, at age 38, I was diagnosed with stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma. I had found a lump under my left armpit that turned out to be one of the five positive lymph nodes. The 9cm tumor was in my left breast. I went through six rounds of …
Read More »Iris’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. I had a double mastectomy, and was told I was cancer free. In June of this year, I felt a lump on my right breast and figured it had something to do with my implant. I called the doctor and was given …
Read More »Angie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal breast cancer at 32 years old on January 25, 2013, after my first mammogram 2 weeks earlier (my first chance since I quit nursing 3 months prior!). My mom was diagnosed at 32 in the ’90s, and she died at 45 from a recurrence. …
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