Last Updated on June 3, 2023 by Ellen
Hello October!
It’s breast cancer DETECTION month. Because we are all “aware” of breast cancer, right? So let’s call it what it is — a month to remind women all over the world to check their ta-tas, to squish their boobies, either by machine or hand.
Early detection for me meant life extension. My cancer was an aggressive type, but it was the earliest Stage 1.
Breast Cancer DETECTION Month
Friends in the First World: please get a 3D mammogram if you are over 40– maybe even earlier if you have a family history with breast cancer. You have access to medical technology many women on Earth wish they had.
Friends in developing countries: please do not be shy about feeling your breasts. Your body, your life. You can still catch it early, even when you don’t have easy access to a mammogram machine. There is a good how-to guide by breastcancer.org.
All friends: Life is Now.
Breast Cancer DETECTION Month
Highlights of posts on this site related to breast cancer detection — and treatment — while living as a slow traveler:
- The mammogram and biopsy that found my breast cancer (in Croatia)
- My double mastectomy in a foreign country
- My decision to “live flat”
- 3D mammogram likely saved my life
- How to find a surgeon overseas
- My DCIS had a secret nearby — a teeny, tiny invasive tumor
- How to buy prescription drugs overseas
- One example of post-breast cancer checkups while slow traveling in early retirement
- Another example of post-breast cancer checkups
Other resources:
- flatclosurenow.org
- breastcancer.org
- My other site — specifically for women with T1aN0 triple positive invasive tumors, like mine. https://tinyurl.com/2bku2bb2
