She had no family history of breast cancer, and at age 40, considered herself too young for a breast cancer diagnosis. But, she would soon learn “breast cancer can strike early and strike with a vengeance”. The diagnosis revealed that breast cancer can develop in women well before their 40th birthday.“I was diagnosed with stage four invasive carcinoma – breast cancer, ” McStallworth said. While McStallworth soon will begin the next phase of her treatment, radiation, Rhonda Pinkston, 60, just finished her radiation treatment. Like McStallworth, she had a simple but firm message for other women: “Do not put off your mammogram.” —The Enid News & Eagle/Tribune News Service.

Source: The Star October 08, 2020 22:52 UTC