I started having my mammograms at age 35. I work in the field so I decided it was a good idea to start before the age of 40. I went in on October 31, 2012 for my routine mammogram. The next day I was called into my doctors office. He had found something on my mammogram that was not there the year before. He felt it was nothing but wanted me to have a biopsy to be sure On November 9,2012 I had a breast biopsy. On November 12, 2012 I received the news at work that I had DCIS stage 0 hormone positive non invasive breast cancer. The first thought that went thru my head is " How long do I have to live & who is going to take care if my daughter ?" On November 29, 2012 I had a lumpectomy with 33 radiation treatments and I have to take Tamoxifen for 5 years. I.have been cancer free for 1 year and 6 months. All of my doctors told me that me starting my mammograms at age 35 probably help save my life. My message to women out there " Please get your mammograms cause early detection saves lives !"

Nancy
Bakersfield, CA