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Témoignages
Jessica
I was 34 years old. It was the end of February, 2023, 7 months since the physical with my family doctor. Not one, but two lumps were found-one in each breast, almost identical in their 3 o’clock location. I had found one lump prior to the visit; the other was found by my doctor during…
Marie
I was diagnosed with stage 2 lobular breast cancer on November 1, 2022 at the age of 46. After my mastectomy to remove who I like to refer to as the Louise to my Thelma, it was upgraded to stage 3 as it had infringed upon several of my lymph nodes. The news came like…
Cynthia
As an extremely active, healthy and ‘young’ 42-year-old single woman, I felt nothing could stop me. That changed when I read the words on my online Alberta Health portal: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, at that moment, my entire world came crumbling down. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 42 years old in October 2023, but…
Lori
I am thrilled that breast density is now receiving the attention it deserves! When I noticed something “not right” with my right breast in early 2007 and was sent for my very first mammogram at age 45, the only time I’d ever heard the term “dense breasts” was from a co-worker and friend of mine.…
Mary
In February 2022, on a cold winter’s day I was walking my dog in the park, when I felt an irritation in my left breast. When I put my hand on the breast, I could feel a lump through my very puffy down filled coat. I received my last mammogram through the Ontario Breast Screening…
Ginette
I am a wife of a caring husband, a mother of 3 amazing grown sons and a “belle-maman” of their kind-hearted partners and a fulfilled “mamie.” I am a Communications Director and now live in Saint-Simon after living nearly 20 years in Ottawa and also many years in Quispamsis and Moncton. I am a mentor…
Julie
How Screening at 40 could have changed my story…. My name is Julie. I live in Ontario with my husband and our 2 amazing kids, ages 19 and 16. I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a cousin, a friend, a high school math and science teacher, and in February…
Victoria
How dense breast tissue almost cost me my life – Victoria McGlone Yes, you read that correctly. At just 37 years old, having not even heard the term “dense breast tissue” before, I found myself hearing the four words that would change my life forever. “You have breast cancer.” I remember finding a small lump…
Cheryl
Dear Minister Holland, As a patient who has been negatively impacted by difficulties accessing a mammogram in Canada due to task force guidelines, I would like to thank you for your care and your words on this issue. Hearing you speak truth and the value placed on the lives of young women had me feeling…
