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Web sites will Go Pink during the month of October to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get people talking about breast cancer, and raise money for research. But to be clear, raising money isn’t the primary purpose of this web event. The hope is that you turn your site pink (in whatever way works for your site), educate yourself about the multiple issues related to Breast Cancer, then take that knowledge and tell someone else what you’ve learned.

— 3 October 2006 —

Paget’s and DCIS

My mom was diagnosed with Paget’s disease just before her 50th birthday. She went in for her first surgery the day after her birthday. Paget’s is a cancer of the nipple. It turned out she also had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), cancer of the milk ducts. Two surgeries and a masectomy later, my mom is finally cancer free.

I told her from day one that I’d rather have a boobless mom than no mom at all. I’m lucky that my mom was brave enough to go through all of that so that I can still have her in my life.

The cancer my mom had is not detectable through a mammogram or even an MRI early on. She was lucky that the external Paget’s clued her in to the more serious problem underneath the skin. Share this story with those you love. Make sure you are all doing self-checks and seeing your OBGYN every year. Hopefully, you will be lucky and find any problems early, too.

This month, my site is pink for my mom.

—Karaoke Diva

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One Response to “Paget’s and DCIS”


Stephanie
3 October 2006

That’s a wonderful reason! I will also have to ask the doctor about this, how to be aware of early detection for Pagets. I’ve heard of the outwardly signs but not any information on other things to look for before that happens. Thanks for the information.



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