But it wasn't in Tina's case. Everything about Tina's life habits and family history suggested she would, should, be spared. That's why she had been casual about getting regular mammograms. Yes, she should have been getting mammograms every year, not every two or three years. But that's easy hindsight.
Every woman is vulnerable.
At any time. Cancer plays no favorites, the odds be damned. She underwent the lymph node surgery on January 15. But Tina felt awful. We met with Dr. Susan Sajer, an oncologist at Emerson Hospital, to discuss the options.