Sign the Petition Against the new Mammography Guidelines
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Rhonda Carson, Dx 10/05/09 age 45 found lump myself with breast self exam. It would be completely insane to change the guidelines. We already have too many YOUNG women dying of BC. If there is a change, it should be that we start mammos earlier, at 30, and follow-ups every 6 mos.
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Christy George....age 41...no family history
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Carla Thorn-Diagnosis idc stage 2B at age 43. I found my lump after doing self breast exam. Had a mammo in March found lump in Oct. Size was 2 1/2 cm Did not show on mammo.NO Family History either
With this new Government guidelines I would be dead
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Too many of us...way too young. I wish they could hear me. I propose MANDATORY mamm's for anyone 30yo with high risk. Why go backwards? Let's go forward and save lives!!! Look at the stats here at bc.ofg. We have lost too many young ladies!
Love when you can, Cry when you have to, be who you must, that's the part of the plan.- Dan Fogelberg0 -
Kathy Duffy - IDC age 49, stage IIIB, now 52 and stage IV. Also Triple Neg. No family history of breast cancer.
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.... IDC age 37, stage IIB. TNBC. Lump would have been detected by regular mammo if standard practice.
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>>41 diagnosed with Mammogram!!! NO family history
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If mammography does not work on dense breasts, then replace it with MRI. Doing nothing at all for women under 50 makes no sense.
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Kendra Lerner
dx at 48 from lesion seen on routine mammo -- no palpable lump, no family history or other risk factors
ILC Stage IIb
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PLEASE DO BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE- LISTEN TO YOUR BODY! BREAST CANCER DOES NOT AGE DISCRIMINATE. I have friends as young as 32 with stage 3- inflammatory BC. Get your clinical and mamm exams, please!
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KRMC- had calcifications, cant feel those dudes...DCIS so mammos are necessary and I found out at 48 yrs old.
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Found my own lump at age 52. It was 5 cm and I'm sure it would have been alot smaller 2 yrs. earlier. Maybe chemo could have been avoided.
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Sandy Bennett...diagnosed at age 48 after finding mass in breast in self breast exam.
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I couldn't believe it when I read these new screening guidelines tonight! Just got back from being with my daughter through her third chemo treatment, age 31, diagnosed 3 months ago, caught on a mammogram. She was having annual mammograms because of my history, diagnosed 20 years ago at age 34. If not for my history, she would not have had a mammogram and this would not have been caught early stage because she did not feel a lump! These new guidelines are absurd!
Diane C. - diagnosed at 34, no family history, found on a mammogram
Kristin C. - diagnosed at 30, no family history other than her mother, found on a routine mammogram. Tested negative for BRAC1 & BRAC 2.0 -
Karen Stuart age 50 3 lumps found in mammogram, onco said the largest had been there a long time...up to 10 yrs
on behalf of my cousins wife Bonnie Chambers... dx 1988 age 29 died from mets 1994 age35
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Genia Barnette
Diagnosed at 48 with an aggressive form of BC and a mass over 10 cms. I don't think I could have made it two more years with this kind of cancer that had already infiltrated my lymph nodes (5 nodes). NO history of BC in my family, BRCA neg.....I lived with an inaccurate sense of security that I wouldn't get breast cancer. Now in remission!
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I have to add the membership of bc.org may be alot smaller if it weren't for early detection. In St. Louis, 60,000 people and over 3000 surviviors walk to promote early detection and research- how can you go against those numbers? One more thing...imagine if those of us dx'd under 50 thought we we're safe because we were under 50? Most of us would not be here to push those behind us... Be an advocate for mamms and bse, please!
Love when you can, Cry when you have to, be who you must, that's the part of the plan.- Dan Fogelberg
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Maybe someone should post a list of all our "Angels". Many who were in their 30's.
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For my sister in law, Marsha Bevins Milward, who passed at age 31. She had to fight for her mammogram when she was dx'ed in her mid twenties.
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The No Surrender Breast Cancer Foundation started the
to FIGHT for EARLY BASELINE SCREENINGS
Anyone can add their voice to our mission.
It was started in honor of Ferne Dixon who I met here at BCO. We had the same type tumor, but because mine was found at age 39 and hers after 40, I am here to honor her memory and fight for all young women, ESPECIALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN who are more likely to be diagnosed young with TNBC.
Gina Maisano, first dx, age 39 TNBC
Second Dx, age 45, ILC with + nodes and extranodal extension.
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Laura Jambrosic
NO family history of Her2..Brca neg...
DX age 40... Her2+ Hormone 100% neg...
If not for mamo... and self exam.. I would have died.
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Gina- you rock! What can we do? We need a voice and I think you are it.
Please let me know who I need to contact or whatever. I was only 42, but had a lump. We know of many that had no lumps or outward signs, dx before 50 and are still alive to tell their story. What can we do? I am not placing this on you, but know you may have an idea. How can we have come so far and have falllen so far back?
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Diagnosed at age 49 by a mammogram, no family history or risk factors. My mammogram helped save my life! Donna Stauffer
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I PERSONALLY will be watching this tomorrow.. and I will be CHEERING for you Dr Weiss....
God Bless you tomorrow....
LADIES... ALL TUNE IN TOMORROW and WRITE IN to GMA.com... to support our cause..
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I wish I was not just LITTLE ME... I have this HUGE voice.. but have no idea how to use it..grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ladies... WRITE IN TO GMA in the morning... after you watch Dr. Weiss.... SUPPORT OUR CAUSE!
I have NO IDEA what Dr. Love will say.. but I KNOW.. when I was DX... and read her book... I pretty much thought I was going to DIE.
I want to see what she says tomorrow. I KNOW others love her... and her books...
I will be watching...
Dr Weiss....Good Luck and THANK YOU!
Laura Jambrosic
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Diana Parker Ohio,dx age 44 2007, IDC Stage 3 lymph node involvement 4 out of 9, now age 46. My left breast became swollen and red, went in for mamo & ultra sound. No family history of BC not high risk. My daughters obgyn will give her a baseline mamo at age 30, I went with her to her last appointment to make sure of it.
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who_me I was dx 2 days after my 44th birthday. I had been getting a mammogram every year since i was 35.Please save a life!
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Tammy BiaLowas - diagnosed at age 41
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I'm not in favor of changing the current guideline, which allows women the choice to follow it or not. I'm afraid that if the guideline gets changed, the healthcare benefits will be cut for the 40-50 age women who want, and possibly need, annual screenings.
Self-exams having no value? Well, that's how my cancer was detected, so I think I'll keep recommending them to every woman I talk to regardless of that moronic guideline.
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these guidelines are simply outrageous! I am a breast cancer survivor who found my tumor through self exam 7 years ago.... moveover, I teach yoga to cancer patients and the vast majority of women I see with breast cancer diagnosis are UNDER 50 and have had no family history. I cannot but believe this 'study' was underwritten by insurers looking to minimize expenses... self exam and mammograms are what we got right now and as always, it's the poor who will be affected... sign me up for whatever is needed to fight this fight!
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