"What does the face of breast cancer look like? I learned this summer that, despite having no genetic risk and being decades younger than the average breast cancer patient, it looked like me. The data shows the rate of breast cancer is growing faster in patients under 50, and the largest rise is in hormone receptor positive breast cancer, like mine."
"As a new cancer patient, it became clear to me that the time from diagnosis to treatment really matters for a successful outcome. I was told that if you are within treatment in 60 days, you have a 90% survival rate regardless of stage. But, appointments can take weeks to schedule, only to then require testing that also takes weeks."
"Prior to living as a full-time cancer patient, my plate was full as the CEO and board member of 8am, a fast-growing tech company based in Austin. I am a mom to two energetic boys, ages 8 and 10, and wife to an equally busy husband. Cancer forced me to reprioritize everything - and life kept going at full speed even as I wasn't physically capable to keep going at the same pace myself."
A patient decades younger than the average breast cancer patient and without genetic risk developed hormone receptor positive Stage II breast cancer. The incidence of breast cancer is rising fastest among patients under 50, driven largely by hormone receptor positive cases. The patient skipped a mammogram due to work demands and then balanced CEO responsibilities, parenting, and treatment planning. Prompt treatment matters: being in treatment within 60 days correlates with much higher survival, yet appointments and tests often cause delays. The patient fast-tracked biopsies, scans, and surgeries, completing surgery and starting chemotherapy within about 60 days while reprioritizing life and leadership duties.
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