Breast cancer patients’ journey (1st of 2-part series)

ELLA L. Florida of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, felt a lump on her breast last year. She thought nothing about it but still felt the need to seek a doctor's advice. Her doctor prescribed she undergo a mammogram since it was only through this test that they could tell if hers was malignant and needed surgery procedure the soonest time possible or if it was just a benign tumor.Her mammogram results yielded negative for cancer, meaning that her tumor was just benign.

In layman's terms, this kind of tumor usually behaves benignly but has a tendency to become malignant without any known provocation.'Nakaingon ko sa akong sarili ato nga naa nakoy cancer, stage 3 pa gyud. Mamatay na diay ko , Ella said.However, oncologists at the SPMC assured her that there's still hope for her and that she only needs to do is to act immediately.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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