![]() ![]() ![]() But alas, it was not my finger that would be sandwiched between two plates like a ham on rye. Now, the picture below might lead you to believe that I was about to stick my finger in the machine. She asked me some medical questions, explained the procedure and we were off to the races. Sporting a stylish gown, a friendly female technician showed me into a dimly lit exam room. ![]() Two weeks later I showed up at the hospital for my virgin mammogram. By the time it's detected, it may be too late. Now.” She explained that breast cancer affects women (and men) of all ages, but it’s aggressive and develops quickly in younger women. Then I asked the question I ask all doctors. I asked if I should wait until fifty? She told me it was up to me. She explained that Canadian women are advised to be screened at the age of fifty, unless there is a history of breast cancer in the family, in which case the recommended age in forty. I met so many people touched by breast cancer. I had just participated in my first “ Weekend To End Women’s Cancers” on the heels of my mother-in-law's (successful.thank god) experience with the disease. I tried to lessen its frightful image by pronouncing “mammogram” like you would if you were announcing a candygram (like in the old SNL shark candygram skit). ![]()
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