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As A Result Of Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis
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Earlier this week, Katie Couric reminded her Instagram followers to get an annual mammogram on Saturday, marking the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
It would help if you asked your radiologist about the additional screening of dense breasts. I was six months late in getting mine and was shocked to find out I had stage 1A breast cancer.
The 65-year-old journalist continued, This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, please help me spread the message that screening saves lives.
Upload a photo of you with that person or thing that inspires you to put your health first. Use the hashtag #IScreenYouScreen to share the photo on social media.
According to Couric, her gynaecologist had to remind her to get a mammogram a couple of weeks ago after she revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
According to Couric, her gynaecologist had to remind her to get a mammogram a couple of weeks ago after she revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
In her essay, she explained that her doctor noticed something during her routine mammogram and a breast sonogram that could not be seen through her dense breast tissue.
A biopsy later came back to show cancer in her breast. Couric had a lumpectomy on July 14. Doctors removed a tumour she wrote was "2.5 centimetres, roughly the size of an olive
Her pathology results showed her cancer to be stage 1A. Chemotherapy had been decided to be unnecessary because the likelihood of her cancer returning was low enough.
Before their wedding in 2014, John Molner had had a tumour on his liver surgically removed, leading her to start radiation on Sept. 7. She completed her final round of radiation last week.
At the end of her essay, she mentioned that she would use her experience for teaching purposes.
Couric said the program would cover all aspects of breast cancer, including diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and first-person stories. I'll be sharing more as I navigate my diagnosis