As we honor those we lost and celebrate survivorship, we are aware that the fight against breast cancer is ongoing.
More than 316,950 thousand cases new cases of breast cancer in 2025 were slotted to be diagnosed among American women under the age of 50 with about 59,080 cases of DCIS (Stage 0) disease diagnosed. An estimated 2,800 men in 2025 will be diagnosed.
Just this last week, a family member was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Does it ever end? Receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer can be devastating and lead to a wide range of emotions including shock, fear, sadness, denial and despair that may lead to depression. These emotions are normal. Seek support of a mental health provider, minister or someone who you can talk to.
Hope is about getting through treatment and eliminating cancer in the body. Hope is a mind, body and spiritual approach.
We probably all know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. One survivor near and dear to me heart is a friend who lives in Texas.
Lois was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 at the age of 47. She never missed a mammogram, and her regular film screen mammograms were read as normal. She found a cyst by herself.
After surgery and the biopsy, she found out she had in situ cancer. Her surgeon removed half of her right breast and found one positive node.
“I had enough chemo and radiation for 30 nodes,” she said. “My wish is that it would have been detected and found earlier.”
She has been cancer free since 1993. She is a SURVIVOR!
Digital mammography is an improvement in the detection of breast cancer. It has been shown to be better for women in their 40s or with dense breasts in premenopausal women. This is because the radiologist can manipulate the picture to magnify the areas of concern. It gives a clear picture of the breasts out to the edge of the skin line.
It is better than film/screen mammography because it can find up to about 28% more breast cancers at an early age. Digital mammography has a lower radiation dose and has been in place for many years at many hospitals and imaging centers.
Health news website HealthDay reports Dutch researchers found digital mammography was better than the older film mammography at detecting cancers that could be life threatening.
“This study again proves that digital mammography is superior to film screen mammography in early detection of breast cancer,” said Dr. Kristin Byrne, chief of breast imaging at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
With all the pink ribbons and new pink items for breast cancer awareness, there are still women who are not getting their mammograms and not performing self breast exams. Early detection is still the best defense women have against the disease.
The National Cancer Institute’s program includes:
Information on specific breast conditions and changes Summary information about test used to screen for breast cancer Mammogram fact sheet Other screening methods (thermography) Clinical trials to screen for breast cancer Research about breast cancer screening.About 1 in 8 U.S. women, about 13 %, will develop invasive breast cancer in the course of her lifetime.
About 42,170 women in the U.S. were expected to die in 2025 from breast cancer, though death rates have been decreasing since 1990. These decreases are thought to be the result of treatment advances and earlier detection.
Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women. Only lung cancer kills more women.
About 85% of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer, meaning that most breast cancers are not hereditary. At this time, there are more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
Love can’t cure cancer. The earlier breast cancer is detected, the more likely treatment can be curable.
For more information about breast cancer, go to BreastCancer.org. More information is also available through the Susan G, Koman Breast Care Hotline, 1-877-465-6636 or [email protected]; Footsteps to Hope in Windsor, 970-302-4360; Debbie/Breast Friends Cancer Support in Windsor, 970-402-0441.
Sandi Y. Squicquero M.Ed, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor who works out of the Medical Hypnosis and Counseling Center at 1180 Main St., Suite 5B, in Windsor. She has more than 30 years experience as a counselor and is board-certified in medical hypnosis.
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