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
Nancy
Mon Dieu, je suis si heureuse pour ce groupe. Moi aussi, j'ai les seins denses. Lors de ma première mammographie, à l'âge de 40 ans, on m'a dit "vous avez les seins denses". N'ayant pas vraiment obtenu plus d'informations à ce sujet, j'ai effectué des mammographies annuelles régulières. Seize ans plus tard, c'est-à-dire il y a un an, j'ai eu des symptômes inhabituels : des...
Sue
I had nipple discharge for as long as I could remember. When I was pregnant (2000), I noticed that it was a brown discharge from my left breast. The doctor assured me that it was the hormones of being pregnant so when I again noticed the discharge from that same breast, again we assumed it…
Whitney
My story is a little different as I have known for years I’ve had dense breasts – heterogeneously dense, to be precise. This is because my GP told me years ago that my breast tissue made it more difficult to detect cancer. I assumed all doctors discussed this with their patients. Given my mother’s history…
Michelle
In July 2014 I found two little lumps on my breast while showering. Weird because I hadn?t noticed them before; it was like they had ?floated? up to the skin?s surface overnight. My GP thought it may be hormonal and said she would book an ultrasound, but to give it a month and if they…
