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Every one's experience is going to be different. I did self-exams - and found nothing. My cancer was detected by a mammogram - a small cluster of calcifications that led the radiologist to call for more tests. There was no lump. The tests confirmed cancer but it was very early stage - between 1 & 1.5 centimetres.
Had I not had that mammogram, it would not have been spotted. So I've been a bit of a crusader - telling my friends to get their annual mammogram. Because I suspect there's a sense out there that: "hey, there's no lump, I can delay the mammogram".
It can make a huge difference - had I delayed that mammogram out of a false sense of security, especially with the HER2 marker, I would have been a lot worse off.
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