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Three years post breast cancer treatment I am still "cancer free." With a five-year survival rate of 70% (stage IIIB) I am beyond...
Now that genetic testing is more reasonable than ten years ago, I am a bit in shock that there is funded research on when a woman should be advised to be tested for BRCA. It is basic breast 101 if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer you should consider being tested for BRCA. What I find incomprehensible is the fact that as women we are never asked about these tests. We go to the gynecologist every year (if we have access) and they don't talk about BRCA or ovarian cancer. I go to the dermatologist and they have never mentioned the link with skin cancer and melanoma. The eye doctor looked at me like I had two heads when I asked her to check for eye melanoma because of BRCA. When my father went for prostate cancer follow-up, they flat out told him they don't recommend BRCA testing at the time of prostate cancer diagnosis. So basically if you have a family history of breast, ovarian, melanoma, Fallopian tube, pancreatic or prostate cancer, you should demand the BRCA test so that you can be proactive with detection. I.E, you don't need to read this article unless you want to get your undies in a bunch like me (the link is here).
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ONE OF THE EIGHT
One in Eight women in the USA will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime. On March 15, 2018 Allison became one of the eight. After surviving 20 rounds of chemo, three surgeries, 21 rounds of Proton beam, monthly injections and daily letrozole treatments she is still surviving treatment.
Allison is an Eastern Medicine Practitioner,Certified Yin Yoga teacher, 200 Hr, YTT -Ashtanga-Vinyasa flow yoga, Writer and development worker who lives in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
She is a resource for women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer and working to vocalize many challenges women face during and after breast cancer treatment.
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Voicing Reality after Breast Cancer Treatment
Allison is a survivor of breast cancer treatment. Also an Eastern Medicine Practitioner,Writer and development worker who lives in Dakar, Senegal.
She is a resource for women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer and working to vocalize many of challenges women during and after breast cancer treatment.