I am pleased to say that I have reached my two year anniversary since being diagnosed with cancer. I saw Dr. Otteman (oncologist) a couple of weeks ago and my appointments with him are now reduced from four times a year to three times a year. Today I had a mammogram, which was normal, and saw Dr. Hardy (surgeon) and don't need to go back to see him for six months. I am thankful that I'm am needing fewer appointments.
While Jeff and I were in the waiting room, I was reading in a medical magazine that the five year survival rate for breast cancer is now 89%. That is definitely an increase from just 20 years ago. Thanks to October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many more women are getting the screenings to detect cancer early. If you are a woman (or married to a woman), please make sure that you are aware of any changes in your breasts, get yearly exams from your doctor and yearly mammograms if you are over 35 years old. Find it early because there IS life after cancer!
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