How old were you?

trumpet84

I was 45 at dx (Dec 07).  There are a bunch of 40 somethings!

Irina

I was 41 diagnosed 02/2004

tomatojuice

I was 58. Have two sisters who also had it. One diagnosed at 45, did not survive. One diagnosed at 50, doing great after 7 years.

roberta37

I'm 46 years old.

jerseymaria

i was 61 in 2006 when first diagnosed...63 now.

cat58879

I was 42 . Had bi-lat mas. on 12/12/07 with expanders. Will have exchange in May.

Held

I was 40 - it was my very first mammo. 

pondfrogs

I was dx on dec 21st '07. put me at 46 yrs old.

Dejaboo

I was/am 45.  Diagnosed from my Annual Mammo.  Mircocalcifications found

rferraris

I was 34 when I noticed a change in my breast.  My former ob/gyn told me not to worry about just cut my caffiene.  I was dx a few months later at my bd at 35 with stage III idc.

Rachel

rferraris

I was 34 when I noticed a change in my breast.  My former ob/gyn told me not to worry about just cut my caffiene.  I was dx a few months later at my bd at 35 with stage III idc.

Rachel

rockwell_girl

I was considering making a post asking this because since being diagnosed at age 40 due to 1st mamo it make me wonder how many women under 40 have breast cancer.  After doing a lot of research and read it's a good idea to have 1st mamo at 35 than 37, 39 and every year after that I wish I would have now that  .  I'm going to share that with anybody that will listen.  But I'm not going to look back and wonder because there is nothing I can do about it now.  I'm doing my best to keep my chin up and survive.

Sandy/Sunshine : )

Deen

Just joined the conversations and wanted to add: I was diagnosed in Jan 08 and am 33. Had a bilat with expanders in Feb.  I personally know several women in their early 30's with bc ....seems to be an increasing number of younger women ....

kiki56235

I was 40 at time of dx.  No palpable lump, just a voice in my head when I would lay down at night "Go get a mammo".  Thank God I listened.  Had a mammo 3 yrs earlier that showed nothing!!

Yogi70

I am 37. I was dx 1/2/2008 what a way to start the new year.  I'll be finishing chemo about a week after my birthday July 28 then onto radiation. I asked to get a mammo when I turned 35 but my ob/gyn did not see the need and I listened (doctors don't know everything)  I can't help but get pissed when I think of it.

NancyD

I was 56. My mother had bc at 60.

Had my first baseline mammo at 35. I started getting semi-regular mammos at 40, but at age 50, they became annual. 

Sable

37... diag last month awaiting surgery in 2 weeks

tawyna1

my doc wants me to get a mammo.

i am 31. they told me to start gettin them at 30

it is scary cause i was with mom when they told her she had bc 

bluesky

i was 42. i found out 10 days after my 42nd birthday.

thetrumumshow

I was 43 when I was diagnosed with LCIS, 45 when I was diagnosed with DCIS in the same breast.

Jani_

I went for a mammo the day before my 31st birthday after finding something weird while doing BSE.

No history of any cancer in my family whatsoever. Luckily I read an article in the Cosmo on breast self examinations when I was 17, and have been doing it ever since...

LisaAnn

I was 37 when diagnosed in January 2007. Had right breast removed and am currently going through chemo. No history in my family. I live in a small town, went to a local doc who said it was nothing. Took all my results to University of Chicago! Doing chemo as an insurance policy!

carolynf

I had just turned 45, October 2007.  I found the lump while in Guam on a deployment and thought it was a cycst because it hurt when I ran.  Knew I had appt for mammo when I got back home and that's when it showed on the screen!  Finishing up Taxol now.

eak2863

eak2863

I found out about my diagnose 1 day before my 45th BDay, on 02/27/08. I cried non-stop for the next two weeks, and only then I stopped and told myself that tears will not help me concur it. I still refuse to use the word that describes my condition - i just refert to it as 'bc'.

harvey

I was 57 coming up to 58. I put chemo on hold for the family holiday - cant believe I did that. As the cancer was quite aggressive.

Still over 2 years now and I'm fine - working full time and planning to back pack Asia.

Harvey

LorenaB

I had my baseline mammogram at age 39, then two years later, right after I turned 41, had my first "regular" mammogram and that's when I was diagnosed. I have large breasts and never felt the lump myself.  I am a BIG advocate for getting that baseline mammogram between 35 and 40.  I have a lot of friends in that age range through a working moms group and I'm not going to get off my soapbox until they all go do it.  My tumor was small but the cancer is aggressive (grade 3) so if I had waited another year who knows how bad it could have gotten?

I'm in chemo now, will have mastectomy in June.  Gotta get all this behind me -- I'm a single mom with a 7-year-old son.

Anonymous

Anyone suffering from breast cancer must know that there are many other things they can do to beat the battle of breast cancer. I have had bone cancer and I must tell you natural treatments work more effectively than chemotherapy. The doctors told me they couldn't do anymore for me, so I followed the advice of Phillip Day and I am still here today. There is hope for everyone please just read what I have to say!

I have beaten cancer without so much as a doctors help, and so have eight other I know of whom are willing to prove it. That's right the cure is through natural supplements. Has anyone heard of Phillip Day? I wouldn't have expected you to. The battle in defeating cancer is over, it has been won, already. There are many natural treatments available which can allow one to beat the disease. In fact I am one of them, I beat it when the doctors could do no more. There have been tens of thousands many of which were told hey could do no more they were terminal and through these natural good health ways they are still alive. Phillip Day and his books show that many scientists and researchers have found natural ways to beat cancer itself. The books are a collection of many studies conducted my world renown scientists and doctors. For further information I found this site yesterday- not as well versed as it could be but  good site http://www.cancerfightingstrategies.com/ Further information is on Linus Pauling the multiple Nobel prize winner for science said in 1994 " All people should know that cancer in our society today is basically a fraud." It is known that the reason for cancer is the pollutants and chemicals in our environments foods, shampoos, etc. There are natural ways to cleanse the body of these. Things such as vitamin B17 found to be absent on all cancer sufferers is to be taken- it is found in apricot kernels. What is interesting is that the selling of apricot kernels has been made illegal by the government in the USA. Why may you ask- that's the very question we are all asking, why would they ban apricot kernels- the only true source of B17 vitamins? This one factor amoung others shows that one can rid of cancer, like me who is living three years after I shouldn't be am here to show it is proof it works. I was shown this when my cousin's friend had turned to natural supplements against the doctors wishes and is alive and well today. Phillip Day's books must be bought, you can find them on websites. The real reason why we have chemotherapy is that it is such a successful market for business a multi billion dollar industry in western countries like here in Australia.  Doctors go to school and are taught about the drugs that are available, not natural treatments. I promise with all my heart this is true, I know that you all have a chance- Please find out more about these things it has saved me and can change anyone's lives.

Faithfully Michelle- free of cancer.

Just try it its natural - it wont hurt.

P.S I need some cancer warriors to help the fight and pass on this critical information to others after you have read it,

Young79

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Beesie

To anyone newly diagnosed or currently going through treatment, just my suggestion but I think it's probably best to ignore the above post from MikeyBB (and his 25 other identical posts from this evening).  There are no miracle cancer cures.