With the breast cancer awareness campaigns going strong, it brings out the concern of many women who take heed to the advice and go forward with the appropriate screening appointments. There are those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have moved forward with having a lumpectomy and in other cases, some have moved forward with the surgery to remove their breasts only to find that they did not have breast cancer at all. As you will see, due to the progress in screening devices which can pick up on cancerous tumors not found by self examination, the progress also comes with the complications of determining where some cells are actually cancerous. Therefore, it is very important to have a second opinion.
However, as explained in the video below by Mayo Clinic's Dr. Sandhya Pruthi there is a need to understand the purpose of screening mammography as wel as the risks and benefits.
While each journey is unique, we all share a common theme - cancer changes our lives forever.
With the breast cancer awareness campaigns going strong, it brings out the concern of many women who take heed to the advice and go forward with the appropriate screening appointments. There are those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have moved forward with having a lumpectomy and in other cases, some have moved forward with the surgery to remove their breasts only to find that they did not have breast cancer at all. As you will see, due to the progress in screening devices which can pick up on cancerous tumors not found by self examination, the progress also comes with the complications of determining where some cells are actually cancerous. Therefore, it is very important to have a second opinion. 
As we participate in the campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness, we cannot settle in and relax with the advances and improvements with the survival rates of those who have survived cancer. Of course we celebrate the major strides that have been made but the truth remains that there are many who are dying from breast cancer. The disparities remain high among the minority population with minor improvements. Needless to say, there is still a lot of work to do. We feature the journeys of the young people whose lives have been touched by breast cancer.
