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Fuck Cancer
On January 18, 2019 I found out I have stage 3 breast cancer and I'm pissed.
I feel like I've done everything right and was at a low risk factor for Breast Cancer. I was wrong. Here's why:
- I have fibrocystic breast disease
- I never had a child
- I didn't have my first mammogram until 43, when I already had an issue
I *thought* I was at a low risk factor because:
- There is no breast cancer EVER in my family
- I do not have any BRCA mutation gene
- I am athletic and fit
- I was a vegetarian for 25 years and eat a very healthy, low-cholesterol diet today
It turns out the type of cancer I have, Triple Negative Breast Cancer is more likely to affect young women and more likely to metastasize. Luckily, mine has not. I have to make all stops on the cancer express for this disease:
But I am hopeful. The odds are in my favor even with stage three and lymph node involvement. I have an 80% of living 5 more years. That is what I intend to do at the very least.
I feel like I've done everything right and was at a low risk factor for Breast Cancer. I was wrong. Here's why:
- I have fibrocystic breast disease
- I never had a child
- I didn't have my first mammogram until 43, when I already had an issue
I *thought* I was at a low risk factor because:
- There is no breast cancer EVER in my family
- I do not have any BRCA mutation gene
- I am athletic and fit
- I was a vegetarian for 25 years and eat a very healthy, low-cholesterol diet today
It turns out the type of cancer I have, Triple Negative Breast Cancer is more likely to affect young women and more likely to metastasize. Luckily, mine has not. I have to make all stops on the cancer express for this disease:
- chemo therapy
- surgery
- radiation
But I am hopeful. The odds are in my favor even with stage three and lymph node involvement. I have an 80% of living 5 more years. That is what I intend to do at the very least.
