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Early breast cancer
i have been diagnosed with grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma. A wise doctor advised me many years ago to have mammograms every 2 years from 40 as I have an aunt who has breast cancer (at 60 yo). At 41...
Hope all goes well with your journey. I'd been having mammograms since 40 yearly but unfortunately none picked my cancer up due to my dense breasts and I was fortunate to have a close to surface invasive cancer that I found myself at 51. I've competed ACT-H ...still doing herceptin and have had a bilateral mastectomy and reconstructions . ..well not quite finished yet but see the finish line. I worked in oncology and palliative care once too, and it helps to read and know that most people get to live long lives despite getting bc. Ask anything you want. Chemo is hard and you do get down...but slowly slowly you begin to believe you are cancer free and there is a bright future. Best of luck. Kath x