My paternal grandmother had breast cancer when I was a young girl, and she suffered for a long time. My mother was diagnosed with stage 4, metastisized breast cancer, and it took her in under 2 years. My niece was diagnosed a year before me, but cannot complete her treatment because surgery puts her into a high risk for death. I was so lucky, as I was diagnosed at stage 1, and only had to have surgery & radiation, and my hope is that if you can't avoid cancer, at least catch it like mine, where there is an easy solution, with a minimun amount of inconvenience. Science has come so far - everyday you hear of new treatments with great results.

Anonymous
Frankfort, MI