I guess I'm lucky...
I was diagnosed with early breast cancer on 2 Aug 2010. I had a lumpectomy and now I face radiation therapy at Royal Brisbane Hospital commencing 6 Oct.
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Hi Lyn
I was fit and healthy too....both times! I was first diagnosed with DCIS in 2003 at the age of 35 and then again just recently in August 2010 with invasive ductal cancer and DCIS in the other breast (I had a mastectomy both times) at the age of 42 - so yes, you can get it young and it doesn't seem to care whether you are otherwise healthy!
Luckily because I had a mastectomy I didn't have to have radiation therapy but this time I have to start chemo (on 27th October) just to be sure. Now I have to face losing my hair which my two boys (13 & 15) are not happy about at all LOL. I guess it is a small price to pay for peace of mind though and other than drugs I will have finished the majority of my treatment by the end of the year (I will have one more operation to replace a tissue expander with a permanent prosthesis and then another to make a new nipple but they will both be done early next year).
Good luck with your treatment and i hope the radiation isn't too bad.
Take care, Louise