tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318756985870843725.post215199868886109725..comments2024-03-21T03:36:00.644-04:00Comments on Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog: That pesky mammogram controversyCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14607559482363983911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318756985870843725.post-39119485471890876482011-12-29T08:32:04.287-05:002011-12-29T08:32:04.287-05:00Add to that the statistic that one out of eight (o...Add to that the statistic that one out of eight (or is it one out of seven) women will develop breast cancer. In any room of 75 women there will be ten bc victims. That is appalling and reason enough to have annual exams.<br /><br />I've met some tragic cases...women who did NOT have exams because they did not have insurance. They were either 1) diagnosed too late or 2) diagnosed at a "free mammogram" clinic and therefore could not get insurance due to a now "pre-existing".<br /><br />Thanks for reading Lennie's Diary. I wasn't certain at the beginning of the year that I would be here to finish it. (ovarian cancer). But here I am, still feeling fit. Still doing chemo. But still feeling decent. Thanks be to God.WhiteStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345496310218224780noreply@blogger.com