• Question: What happens if you get breast cancer?

    Asked by 379furk43 to Sarah, Kathryn, Joanne on 9 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Sarah Guerin

      Sarah Guerin answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      Breast cancer has actually become a less scary form of cancer- we are getting better and better at treating it. If you get breast cancer then normally you have a lump in your chest (there are other indicators too). You can go to the hospital and have this tested (called a biopsy), and hopefully removed. You are supposed to start checking for breast cancer in your twenties, because if you catch it then it’s easier to treat.

    • Photo: Kathryn Schoenrock

      Kathryn Schoenrock answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      Hopefully if you got breast cancer you would find it very early on. There is great information on monitoring yourself for cancers at http://www.breastcheck.ie. If you do have it then you consult your physician and find the best treatment for yourself.

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