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Women's Stories

Anne

February 24, 2023
Hello, My name is Anne Zakem. I was one of the 20,000+ Islanders without a doctor, until I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My mammogram screening in March 2021 stated...
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Angie

February 24, 2023
In July 2021, I was diagnosed with triple positive Stage 2B breast cancer with one positive lymph node, at my first ever routine mammogram and ultrasound at age 40. I...
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Marilyn

February 24, 2023
Meet Marilyn. Becoming educated about the risks of dense breasts led to her being proactive and to her earlier diagnosis. Although it’s never a diagnosis one wants to hear, for...
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Anne

January 6, 2023
Since I was 40, I had a mammogram each year, which failed to detect any cancer. At 48, I felt a lump, which was determined cancerous by way of ultrasound...
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Krista

May 4, 2022
When I found a lump in my breast one evening before going to bed, it knocked me to my knees.  My husband had encouraged me to visit our family physician...
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Melissa

March 8, 2022
Sometimes during that time of the month I had irritated, burny nipples (which isn't overly uncommon) but I started noticing that the right nipple stayed irritated longer than the left,...
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Tina

February 28, 2022
Today is February 22, Dense Breast Awareness Day. Many women, including myself are completely unaware of the necessity of determining their breast density and how it relates to a potential...
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Natalie

October 15, 2021
In February 2019, I found a small lump – the size of a split pea – in my breast. I wasn’t particularly worried as I was only 46, which doesn’t...
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Negar

September 17, 2021
In April 2020, I found a lump in my breast. Because of the global pandemic, I couldn’t see my family physician in person so I went to urgent care instead....
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