We have all seen the extra PINK in the stores this month... cereal boxes, detergent, paper towels, measuring cups, even Kitchen Aid mixers! It's everywhere! I thought that I had always understood why as women we need to support the cause and find a cure. Tonight I realized just how important it is... My mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer! She goes in for a Lumpectomy on Tuesday to have the tumor and tissue removed and then will begin 6 weeks of radiation. I am shocked...
The doctors were shocked that she found the lump by doing a self exam, I guess most women rely on a mammogram to detect breast cancer (my mom had one just last February). She also told me that with her diagnosis it also doubles my chance of developing breast cancer. And if you also have a family history of ovarian cancer (which I do) your chances are even greater. However, my point in saying all this is that when your family has these histories you can go into your doctor and be checked to see if you are a carrier of two different genes BRCG1 and BRCG2 (BReast Cancer Gene 1&2) if you are a carrier on one of these genes then your chances of developing breast cancer is 40 -85% according to then Susan G Koman website. That way you know and can start checking at an earlier age and more frequently to aid an early detection for a better survival rate! So get checked, have your mom and sisters get checked... squish a boob and save a life!
