Today was my annual boob squishing, also known as a mammogram. So here I am posing with the mad science machine that I trust to find any signs of breast cancer early enough that the doctors can save me. And here’s a reminder to you or to anyone in your life with boobs, that mammograms save lives. A few minutes discomfort can make all the difference.
@Samanthabwriter Also self exams.
@aspecurian self exams find more cancer than mammograms, and usually sooner (since mammograms start at what, 50 years? & are annual), and cancers can start anytime & some are so aggressive waiting a couple months for you mammogram could be the difference between simple lumpectomy & chemo/radiation
@redenigma @aspecurian I have a ridiculous fam history of cancer. I started being ordered to have mammos about 2-3 news in my crps dx so I was around 39-ish? Had my most recent a few months ago. My drs hound me every year lol
@Evvie @aspecurian have they DNA tested you yet? i had 2 different breast cancers 10 years apart, so they DNA tested me for their database (it's voluntary). i do not carry either BRAC gene though, & i chose to get rid of the breasts rather than sample any of the 11 other types of breast cancers...