Breast Cancer Survivors Back Mammograms
New recs challenge their frequency; many women say mammograms saved their lives.
Women Who Say Mammograms Before 50 Saved Their Lives
Lauri-Anne Hammond's first bout with cancer was in 2002, when she faced liver cancer. Two years later, Hammond, then 46, had a mammogram on the advice of a nurse practitioner. The mammogram revealed a stage 1 tumor.
"I did not feel a lump, it was found only because of a schedule of regular screening. Left to my own devices, I would have, like many women, put it off until well after 50 just to avoid the uncomfortable-ness. I now have the gift of looking forward to reclaiming the title of survivor, and living a long, normal, happy life.
This year, Hammond's doctors found yet another breast cancer, for which she is now receiving treatment.
For more personal stories about breast cancer, visit BreastCancer.org. (Courtesy Lauri Anne Hammond)
