Yes, it’s true. Hannah Powell-Auslam of Fullerton, California was recently diagnosed with an invasive ductal carcinoma at Stage IIA — “a type of cancer that oncologists say has rarely, if ever, been found in a girl of Hannah’s age.” Mastectomy and all. What?! Heart-breaking.
Read this ABC News article to learn more about Hannah’s story.Â
I recently heard about a 13 year old in Dallas who was diagnosed with breast cancer. It seems that i routinely learn about other young women battling a disease that used to be limited to women over 40.Â
If you know of a young woman facing this scenario, visit Bright Pink for resources and support.
Two questions:
1. How do you feel about insurance companies limiting coverage for mammograms to women over 40?
2. Why do you think that in recent years, very young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer?
Open invitation to you and your readers to participate in the Being Cancer Book Club. This month we are discussing “The Last Lecture†by Randy Pausch. “…the lecture he gave … was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because “time is all you have…and you may find one day that you have less than you thinkâ€). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.â€
Monday is Book Club day; Tuesday Guest Blog and Friday Cancer News Roundup.
Also check out Cancer Blog Links containing almost 200 blog links and Cancer Resources with 230 referenced sites, both divided into disease categories.
Please accept this invitation to join our growing cancer blogging community at http://www.beingcancer.net
Take care, Dennis
1.How do you feel about insurance companies limiting coverage for mammograms to women over 40?
I think its wrong Our country thats supposed to be so wealthy and yet so selfish and greedy at the same time is sad.
2. Why do you think that in recent years, very young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer?
I would like to know the answer to that myself.
maybe the foods, environment, I have no clue