My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1981, she was 45 years old. Back then I don't think they had the different versions. We were just told breast cancer period. She had a radical mastectomy and her lymph nodes under her arm removed. No cancer in the lymph nodes. She wore a prosthesis. No reconstruction surgery. A year later, during another breast exam she told her doctor she wanted the other breast removed. She had the second mastectomy and the breast tissue was sent out for biopsy. That breast was full of cancer cells that had not yet made a lump. She has never had another recurrence. My Grandmother, (my Mom's Mom) had a mastectomy at the age of 79, lymph nodes removed and were clear. My Gram would wear my Mom's old prosthesis when my Mom would get a new set. Neither of them had to have chemo or radiation. My Gram died in 2015 at the age of 100. I know that my chances and my daughter's chances of getting breast cancer have risen greatly. Unfortunately, in my case, I have already had Malignant Melanoma and had part of my leg removed and just three years ago, I was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer and had part of my kidney removed. So, one thing I do know - if/when I get breast cancer - I'm having them both removed and God willing, I will have similar results to my Mom and Gram. I will proudly wear my prosthesis, maybe I'll even go a little bigger than I was. LOL
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My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1981, she was 45 years old. Back then I don't think they had the different versions. We were just told breast cancer period. She had a radical mastectomy and her lymph nodes under her arm removed. No cancer in the lymph nodes. She wore a prosthesis. No reconstruction surgery. A year later, during another breast exam she told her doctor she wanted the other breast removed. She had the second mastectomy and the breast tissue was sent out for biopsy. That breast was full of cancer cells that had not yet made a lump. She has never had another recurrence. My Grandmother, (my Mom's Mom) had a mastectomy at the age of 79, lymph nodes removed and were clear. My Gram would wear my Mom's old prosthesis when my Mom would get a new set. Neither of them had to have chemo or radiation. My Gram died in 2015 at the age of 100. I know that my chances and my daughter's chances of getting breast cancer have risen greatly. Unfortunately, in my case, I have already had Malignant Melanoma and had part of my leg removed and just three years ago, I was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer and had part of my kidney removed. So, one thing I do know - if/when I get breast cancer - I'm having them both removed and God willing, I will have similar results to my Mom and Gram. I will proudly wear my prosthesis, maybe I'll even go a little bigger than I was. LOL
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