That article gets her age wrong. She was 55. Born July 8, 1969, as confirmed by her sister.
This is not a political statement. If you are a woman and are unable, or choose not, to have children, please have yourself more regularly screened for breast, uterine, and ovarian cancers.
Women who do not have children are at a higher risk for these types of cancers as well as other disorders. Doctors don’t always recommend increased screening for childless women despite the increased risk.
And, in general, women should regularly do self exams of their breasts for lumps or changes in the breast tissue, ideally as a part of your shower/bath routine.
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-self-exam/#:~:text=1)%20In%20the%20Shower,or%20any%20other%20breast%20changes.
Wild, never knew that.
It’s even more pronounced in smaller mammals like rabbits. If you don’t spay your rabbit and don’t let it breed within the first 3 years it will have ~80% chance of developing Uterine cancer and dying 12-18 months later. Usually dying beween 3 and 5 years old. A spayed rabbit, or one that’s breeding will live to 8 if all goes well.
What is the biological cause of this increased risk?
Using birth control. Everything stays in an adolescent state. Getting pregnant once and aborting avoids this, but they keep that quiet.
Diagnosed in May with breast cancer, this was fast.
If you don’t catch it early on, you’re not going to see the symptoms until its far too late. Hence the need for early and regular screenings.
