Poll - How old were you when dx with BC
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rebetata, Being an adult is not as fun as I thought either....:(
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55 and 70 stage IV
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First sign at 40. Dx 3 weeks later at 41. Just had mammo 6 mos prior and a year before that. Reports read "extremely dense breasts which lowers the sensitivity of mammography." I wish MRI's were routinely used for screening dense breasts.
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i was 30 when i found a lump. dx at 31.
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53 - but looking back though my mammograms the "thickening" that turned out to be cancer was present in at least 10 years. The Drs expected the size to be about 2-3 cm -- it was more like 7cm. They tell me lobular is hard to diagnose by mammogram.
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36 with stage IIIa -- then 38 with bone mets
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age 55 and 57, Stage IV, was religious with mammograms, however large tumor was never found, ultrasound revealed it at 6 cm.
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Dx stage III at 36
Recurrence with mets to bones stage IV age 50
14 years between -
28 and I was stage 4 from diagnosis.
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I was 34 and I am now 61 ...just shows I really shouldnt have worried all those years..(((hugs )))) everyone enjoy every day
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34 found the lump myself, but first doc not concerned. Good job I was! Second doc very concerned and breast surgeon wanted the breast off faster than I did. I learnt that I know my body better than anyone and I need to listen to it
****Tracy
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55. Radiologist said it was on mammos back in 2002. Was never mentioned to me and went to the same mammo facility and Drs. Changed to different Docs and facilities in 2010. Glad I had fresh eyes looking at things.
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43 first dx
46 Stage IV
Bt the way, my diagnosis at 43 was while having my first and only mammo!!
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I too was diagnosed at the first mammogram, which I went in for because I was having physical symptoms...If my life does end up being saved, I will hold my pagets disease as saving me. It's what brought me in. And it was a tiny little spot. Yes, the nipple was slightly inverted and the breast looked wierd. But I had lost weight and also nursed for a total of six years (so much for that helping)...two kids...diagnosed aged 44...now 45...past my one year mark....one more Herceptin to go...we'll see....
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39 but 3 days to my 40th birthday. Stage IV with bone mets from the get go.
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I was 51 when diagnosed with stage II er/pr+ bc and had been getting yearly mammograms! I'm now 57 and diagnosed with stage IV metastatic cancer to the spine and lung lesions in April of this year.
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38 - stage 3 TN but I felt something "weird" that was ignored by my doctor during my pregnancy 2 years earlier.
39 - now - stage 4 - skin, liver and bone mets
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I turned 36 in jan. Found the lump on valentines day. Officially dx in april.
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Hi I was 59. I knew something was wrong but I also ignored it. I had Chemo MX and Rads I am now 2 years out. Life is good. I like dancing with NED. SharonH
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I was 36 with first DX and 38 with mets.
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36 Stage I
37 Stage IV, 21 days before my 38th b-day.
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(((hugs)))) to Christa73
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56, Stage 1
60, mets to bones
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37, first time around, stage II. 59, recurrence to lung, stage IV.
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