Breast Cancer: 732 Real Stories
732 stories match breast cancer. 559 of them mention surgery.
Breast Cancer: Maria’s Patient Story
Maria found a breast lump and was diagnosed with cancer more than three years before sharing her story. The news left her frightened, helpless, and overwhelmed, especially because she had previously lost her father to cancer. She sought a second opinion…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Martha’s Patient Story
Martha learned that she had breast cancer after attending a breast ultrasound. Her doctors recommended mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, and she chose to proceed with all three treatments. Treatment brought hair loss, loss of appetite, and…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Matilde’s Patient Story
Matilde found a lump in her left breast and sought medical care. Mammography and ultrasound showed signs of malignancy, and an oncologist later ordered a biopsy that confirmed breast cancer. The diagnosis frightened her, although she also tried to remain…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Mery’s Patient Story
Mery, from Colombia, learned she had breast cancer during a medical checkup and examination. The diagnosis left her grieving, confused, isolated, and powerless, and she sought a second opinion before deciding on treatment. Her care included mastectomy…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Mia’s Patient Story
Mia sought medical attention after developing breast pain and severe fatigue and was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. The news brought anger, fear, sadness, surprise, and a sense of vulnerability. She did not seek a second opinion. Her treatment included…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Mina’s Survivor Story
Mina had no symptoms when a mammogram found a tumor during health checks arranged in her final month of job-based insurance. She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and felt frightened, helpless, and worried. The original treatment plan included…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Lily’s Patient Story
Lily discovered a suspicious breast lump during a self-examination and sought medical evaluation. She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. The news made it difficult for her to focus, and she responded by changing her diet and exercising more. Her…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Linda’s Patient Story
Linda’s breast cancer was found after a routine health check led her doctor to recommend an appointment with a breast specialist. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. She had not noticed any symptoms, and the result surprised her because she considered herself…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Madeleine’s Patient Story
Madeleine found a fairly large lump in her right breast and arranged an ultrasound because cancer had affected other members of her family. She was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Her doctors recommended chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Doranci’s Survivor Story
Doranci sought medical attention after finding a painful breast lump that continued to grow and noticing changes in the size and shape of her breast. Her treatment included a mastectomy, lymphadenectomy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Aishah’s Survivor Story
Aishah was 51 when she accepted a free mammogram offered through her workplace. The test unexpectedly found a breast lump, and her GP referred her to hospital. She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and also experienced irritation of the breast skin…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Barsha’s Survivor Story
Barsha was 69 when she felt a suspicious lump in her left breast during an oil massage. She sensed that something was wrong and sought medical assessment. After being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, she obtained a second opinion from a more experienced…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Camila’s Survivor Story
Camila was 43 when she felt a breast lump while breastfeeding. Her gynecologist initially thought it might be caused by clogged milk ducts, but further testing showed stage 2 breast cancer. The diagnosis left her nervous, worried and powerless, especially as…
Read this storyStage I Breast Cancer: Cheryl’s Survivor Story
Cheryl was 66 and had no symptoms when a mammogram unexpectedly found an abnormality. Further assessment at a breast clinic confirmed stage 1 breast cancer. The news left her withdrawn, disappointed and confused, even though the cancer had been found early…
Read this storyStage II Breast Cancer: Lilibeth’s Survivor Story
Lilibeth, a mother of two from Colombia, was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Her family history included an uncle who died from stomach cancer and a maternal aunt who died from leukemia. Her doctor initially recommended a mastectomy. She ultimately…
Read this storyStage IV HR-Positive Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Ann’s Patient Story
Ann was diagnosed in February 2017 with two large ER-positive, HER2-negative invasive lobular cancers in her right breast. The tumors had not been felt and had not appeared on mammograms, and cancer was found in 17 lymph nodes. She underwent right mastectomy…
Read this storyHR-Positive Breast Cancer: Jenna’s Patient Story
Jenna was 34 and pregnant when she found a breast lump that she initially thought was a clogged milk duct. Ultrasound and an urgent biopsy confirmed breast cancer with spread to lymph nodes. A second opinion agreed that treatment needed to begin quickly…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Suzi’s Patient Story
Suzi found a painful lump in the lower part of her left breast during a self-check at the end of April 2024. She had long believed that painful lumps were unlikely to be cancer, but a mammogram, breast scan, and guided biopsy confirmed carcinoma. The…
Read this storyStage IV HR-Positive Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Amy’s Patient Story
Amy was 48 when she noticed that her left nipple had become inverted. She had also been unusually tired, had sore breasts, and was experiencing severe back pain, but the nipple change was what prompted her to seek care. Her first mammogram was followed by…
Read this storyStage IV HER2-Positive Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Goodie16’s Survivor Story
Goodie16 found a lump in the left breast in April 2014. Mammography did not show the lump, but ultrasound and biopsy confirmed invasive ductal carcinoma. They underwent mastectomy, and the lymph nodes were clear. The cancer was staged as IA, the Oncotype DX…
Read this storyStage III Breast Cancer: Susan’s Survivor Story
Susan was 59 when a routine mammogram found breast cancer despite there being no lump or other warning sign. In the first days after diagnosis, she struggled to believe that cancer had entered her life so abruptly. Fear shaped how she thought about survival…
Read this storyStage IV Breast Cancer: Yara’s Patient Story
Yara was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 after years of fearing the disease following an earlier benign lump. The diagnosis pushed her to make decisions she had postponed and to live more boldly, but daily life remained shaped by fear of recurrence, scan…
Read this storyBreast Cancer: Ericka’s Survivor Story
Ericka was 41 and had considered herself completely healthy when breast cancer interrupted her life. Treatment included chemotherapy and radiation, and she also faced the loss of one breast. When active treatment ended, the emotional impact became especially…
Read this storyStage I Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Susan’s Patient Story
Susan had continued annual breast examinations and mammograms because of dense breasts. A July mammogram was read as normal, but in October she felt a new lump in her left breast. A repeat 3-D mammogram, ultrasound, and biopsy found invasive ductal carcinoma…
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