Breast cancer patients’ journey (1st of 2-part series)

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Last year, Ella L. Florida of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur felt a lump on her breast. She sought a doctor's advice and underwent a mammogram. The results showed that her tumor was benign. However, since the size of the lump was alarming, her doctor advised her to undergo surgery to remove it.

ELLA L. Florida of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, felt a lump on her breast last year. She thought nothing about it but still felt the need to seek a doctor's advice. Her doctor prescribed she undergo a mammogram since it was only through this test that they could tell if hers was malignant and needed surgery procedure the soonest time possible or if it was just a benign tumor.Her mammogram results yielded negative for cancer, meaning that her tumor was just benign.

In layman's terms, this kind of tumor usually behaves benignly but has a tendency to become malignant without any known provocation.'Nakaingon ko sa akong sarili ato nga naa nakoy cancer, stage 3 pa gyud. Mamatay na diay ko , Ella said.However, oncologists at the SPMC assured her that there's still hope for her and that she only needs to do is to act immediately.

 

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