TO THE EDITOR:
Andrew Moon’s column, “For now, don’t fear the color pink,” made some fairly broad assumptions, especially about breast self-examinations.
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008.
Thankfully, she was able to detect it early enough through a breast self-examination to prevent the cancer from spreading and has been cancer-free ever since.
Granted, she was at a higher risk due to her age. But that fact is not going to stop me from being as proactive as possible.
I am aware that not all women my age are as predisposed to breast cancer as myself.
Yet, I cannot disagree more that “breast self-exams do not save lives,” for my mother is the living contradiction to that allegation.
If anything, young women should start breast self-examinations now in order to establish a habit and to become aware of how their breasts look and feel normally.
What is there to lose? A few minutes of your time every month?
