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 …
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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 …
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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 »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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 »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 …
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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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