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“When was your last mammogram?” my doctor asked me at my physical this week. Can it be that I’m old enough for mammograms already? He frowned as I should have had one last year. I was pregnant and then nursing I explained, but as I walked out of the office he handed me written orders to get it done.
My temptation is to think that if I don’t ever do anything about it then I won’t have to face the problem. How crazy is that? I can attest that that method did not help one bit when it came to backing up my computer ahem.
My grandmother died of breast cancer, but I didn’t realize it until several years ago. I was only ten years old and remember that she had trouble with her leg. I just thought she had cancer in her leg. It was when I was talking to my mom about this that she was shocked I didn’t know she had breast cancer. In my grandmother’s case, the size of the lump wasn’t found until it was too late, but it was very small only about the size of a dime. She was told she had six months to live, but lived another six years.
After my recent discussion with my doctor I realized that I need to get serious about this issue. I came home and researched breast cancer on Lifescript.com.
As I was reading through the Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention page, I was surprised to see that pregnancy after the age of 30 increases my risk of breast cancer. I have thought that having all these babies was a preventative. Maybe it’s breast feeding that helps? Are you surprised by any on this list?
Interesting fact: I had absolutely no idea that men ever got breast cancer! According to Lifescript about 2,100 men get breast cancer in the United States each year!
As I read through the symptoms of breast cancer, I was shocked to see that once one is experiencing them the cancer is already quite progressed. Mammograms can detect a lump in the earliest stages when it is still very curable. I feel more motivated than ever to take the risk of breast cancer seriously!
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Great info!1 Sorry to hear about your grandmother but so glad her story lives on. 🙂
Thanks for sharing. I had no idea that pregnancy after age 30 increased your risk!
thanks for sharing! great resource to have on hand and so much info.