Tell us about your breast cancer story and please also tell us what you would like women WITHOUT breast cancer to know.
You can also choose to e-mail us your story at info@densebreastscanada.ca. Photos are welcome. Thank you for sharing your story and helping to inform other women.
Témoignages
Gayle
Je passais des mammographies annuelles depuis que j'avais 30 ans, en raison du nombre de femmes des deux côtés de ma famille chez qui on avait diagnostiqué un cancer du sein. Année après année, les résultats des mammographies étaient clairs et on m'assurait que je n'avais pas de cancer. En septembre 2013, j'ai senti un petit...
Cathy
I met a friend at a local farm market on September 4th, 2013. She was out socially for the first-time post-mastectomy. The next morning, I was in the shower and remembered how diligent I used to be with self-examination, but since menopause I had been relying on mammograms every two years. As I ran my…
Barbara
J'aimerais insister sur l'importance pour les femmes d'être proactives en matière de santé, en particulier en ce qui concerne leurs seins. Les mammographies sont importantes, mais elles ne permettent pas de tout détecter, surtout si les seins sont denses. On m'a diagnostiqué un cancer du sein DCIS de stade 3A à l'âge de 52 ans. J'avais des seins denses et j'étais...
Tannis
I went for my regularly scheduled mammogram in April of 2014. The notice I received for my appointment for my mammogram stated that I was to be screened annually because I had dense breast tissue. This was the first time I had heard that term. When I had my mammogram in Regina, I told the…
Jodie
I am 49 years old. I’ve been having annual mammograms since 40. I was always told that my breast tissue was very dense, but I had no idea of the implication, or how this might affect me and the chances of being diagnosed with breast cancer. I had felt a lump in my right breast…
Janet
Sept. 2015: I had a routine Mammogram in Vancouver, BC. Having fibrous breasts, I generally got checked every 2 years. Oct. 2015: The mammogram report said “all clear” – see you in 2 years. Nov. 2015: During a routine physical exam, my general practitioner detected a small lump in my right breast. He ordered an…
Cathy
En avril 2013, j'ai découvert sous la douche une très petite grosseur ressemblant à un pois sur mon sein gauche. Je ne me suis pas inquiétée outre mesure, car la plupart de ces petites grosseurs peuvent être des kystes bénins. Cependant, je savais que je devais consulter mon médecin de famille. Mon médecin de famille n'était pas du tout inquiet, mais il a décidé que je devais...
Yvonne
In May 2015, I had a regularly scheduled mammogram, with normal results. I got my letter in the mail and all was fine. Seven months later, at Christmas time, I was taking a shower and felt a lump. I thought it was a cyst, as I had cysts decades prior and plus it was only…
Naomi
My story really consists of 2 problems that got missed using mammogram and ultrasound. In November 2012, I found a lump in my right breast. I was sent for a mammogram and ultrasound. I was told I had cysts and there was nothing to be concerned about. On November 26th, 2014 I went for my…
