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Date: | Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:28:26 EDT |
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I am torn with this discussion. Four years ago my sister-in-law and I both
found lumps on the chest wall of our left breasts. Both lumps were not
revealed by digital exam. We both had mammograms that discovered them. Our
biopsies were within two days of each other, and both of us needed a sonographer
to help find the lump to be biopsied. We found out our results on the same
day. I barely had 15 minutes to revel in my BENIGN diagnosis. It was all too
surreal. Within minutes, my sister-in-law called with her malignant news.
From then on, it was like a whirlwind. I won't bore you with the details.
I attended her funeral last November. We don't know whether we are benign or
malignant by how it feels on the outside. Some people, like my
sister-in-law Jill Albert, find out too late. Please read about her and the family she
left behind at _www.jajf.org_ (http://www.jajf.org)
Still I worry about whether having annual mammograms greatly increases the
risk of breast cancer. At this point, I am too afraid not to know. My
sister-in-law had several benign experiences before she got the real deal. Later
tests revealed that she was high risk for BRCA 1 and BRCA 2. She left behind
two children, ages 11 and 13, and a husband of 17 years. Until a better
diagnostic comes along, I suppose I will stick with regular mammogram
screenings.
Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC
Advanced Lactation Care, Inc.
Tampa, FL
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