I must admit that it was not found by me being vigilant in self examination or routine physicals. As luck would have it, and I do mean luck, the doctor found it while checking me out for an unrelated and minor matter. One out of every 8 - 10 women will get breast cancer within their life. Quincy Jones, the world-famous music arranger, is a breast cancer survivor. Animals can develop breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a survival, treatable disease.
Once you are told you have breast cancer, you quickly try to find out all you can about it. The most important thing I realized is that knowledge is power. I asked everyone I knew if they knew of someone who had it. I went to the library, and I also bought as many books as I could on the subject. From all I read, from getting opinons from three doctors, and from meeting other people with cancer, I found that there are things you must know and do when dealing with your breast cancer.