Eleven years ago I had a lumpectomy followed by 33 radiation treatments.
In March 2009 my regular mammogram showed a calcification in my other breast. After further testing, I had a partial mastectomy followed by 16 radiation treatments which I will complete shortly. Both of these cancers turned out to be Stage 1. Neither of these two situations were detected by self-examination. I believe that mammograms saved my life. Thank goodness for mammograms!
Trent Woods, NC