Would you do it?

[i-need-a-martini]

Would you have a double mastectomy to reduce your risk of breast cancer? Angelina Jolie did after doctors told her she had an 87% chance of developing the disease.

It's a pretty drastic thing to do. I'm not sure I would do it though. But then again I don't have a family history like hers.

You?

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/my-medical-choice-20130514-2jjyu.html

[twinkles**stars]

a very dear young friend of mine passed away 13 months ago from cervical cancer. no amount of tests or pap smears would have detected it as the tumor was too high. would  she have had a hysterectomy years earlier knowing she was at risk?.....no. to have done so would have prevented the birth  of her 2 beauitful children. they lost a mother but have a loving father and extended family.      my daughters have a friend 40 who gave birth for the first time in Jan. she has breast cancer. chemo has shrunk the tumor so much she no longer will lose that breast. so treatment in her case was the best option.

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aspie......your daughter life and choice not yours

[freddie*rooster]

I had mammograms every 2 yrs for the past 14yrs, I was about 9 months out from my next mammogram, I found my lump only due to an odd sensation in the boob, my cancer had spread to 1 node, so I encourage women to be sure to have their regular  mammogram plus an ultrasound.

[i-need-a-martini]

martini - did you notice that my grandmother's breast cancer wasn't picked up on the mammogram the first time around?  Even though it was visible?  She too could be dead, had she not been insistent something was wrong.

Breast cancer is not ALWAYS picked up early - even with monitoring.  And in young women, even if it is, it can be recurrent - it's so aggressive!

A girl I went to high school with was dead from breast cancer by 20!  20 years old - this was over 10 years ago.

I know too many people who have died from breast cancer OR could have died for me not to take it seriously.  I would not hesitate.  Not for one second.

and IMO the ONLY thing stopping people is vanity.  What is more important?  Your looks or living?

Yes I did notice that.

My point being that breast cancer has a much higher rate of pick up than ovarian. Most women know how to check their own breasts plus the tests are done fairly regularly. Plus it's highly publicised so everyone knows what to look out for. As shown by Freddie above.

And if you know you are predisposed to it then perhaps your checks would be even more virulent.

I am also aware that it is most aggressive in younger women. Some younger women just don't stand a chance. But this is rare.

However ovarian is silent and creeps up on you before you can take action. By the time you know it's there your chances of survival are already extremely low. Most women don't know the symptoms (if there are any at all) and it not a highly talked about disease.

[azureline**]

What I noticed was aspie mum's grandmother's doctor said there was nothing on the mammogram, what did the radiologist report say?

I think that sometimes, no matter what you do there just may be nothing that will change the end result.

What it says to me is, everyone will make the choice that suits them.

[twinkles**stars]

regular mammograms for me due to family history. I was 42 when mine was found. my doctor could not feel or find it. If my mother had not died as a result of bc I would not have  tbought to have a mammogram due to my age. There are cases where the primary is never found

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Sunday Night on 7 @ 6.30..... woman who had a bi lateral mastectomy is now fighting breast cancer

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Who watched it?

[azureline**]

me.......

[freddie*rooster]

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