This is very important to each and every woman out there.
Thanks to Karen Valentine of My Desert Cottage for this badge.
Many of you aren't aware that I am a 10 year survivor of breast cancer. I was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), stage zero, after a routine mammogram. I was very fortunate that it was caught very early. I subsequently had two lumpectomies, 6 weeks of radiation therapy, and 5 years of taking Tamoxifen daily. I cannot tell you how important it is to get a regular mammogram and also check yourself once a month. My DCIS could not have been detected by checking myself. Only a mammogram could have found it at that early stage. Just 15 minutes of my time once a year and it saved my life.
3 comments:
Thanks so much for sharing this Judy!!! It's always good to be reminded how important those exams are! Have a wonderful day!
xo,
Karen
Bless you for being so brave and sharing this. I am 45 and have never gone. I have my pap and all the other "stuff" but am terrified of having my boobs squished. I have been diagnosed with diabetes this week and really starting to think about myself more. TY again for sharing this.
Michelle
Hi Judy - my blog sister and now sister in the battle of the cancer fight! Although I have only been a survivor since August 19th, I can hardly WAIT to be able to write that I am a 10-year survivor like yourself!! *smiles*.
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