Interview 15  

Interview 15

Age at Interview: 43
Background: Does voluntary and freelance work in cancer services. Married with 2 adult children.

Brief outline:Discovered lump at age 42. All tests showed lump was benign. It was surgically removed and found to be cancerous. Had treatment for cancer.


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Encourages younger women to be breast aware and not dismiss any unusual changes because they are too busy.

 



Well, anything you discover on your body that isn't natural or isn't, it shouldn't there, don't pretend, don't dismiss it, get it checked out. Because I know for a fact that if I had been, if I'd said, "oh well, it's just a lump, everything's clear, I can't be bothered. I'm too busy, I've got to go back to work" then I might not be here today telling you this. Because I know younger women who, with cancer that had moved so fast and, unfortunately, you know, they leave behind younger families because it just moves too fast. So don't, anything of concern, don't dismiss it. 

Get it checked out. We all get embarrassed, we don't, none of us like going to the doctors, but it's a very small price to pay. A very, very small price to pay. And, again, while it's there, you may dismiss it but it will be with you all the time and getting rid of it will give you peace of mind. It will give you peace of mind. And, you know, your family deserve it and you deserve it. More than anything else, you deserve a peace of mind. Yes, it will give you peace of mind, knowing that you've got it checked out.

Jenni Murray - Cancer
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