This 68-year-old woman the second time was diagnosed with breast cancer. And did the stylist who found a strange bald spot on her head.
68-year-old resident of Michigan Patricia Bolle learned about the recurrence of breast cancer after visited his stylist. Specialist on hair found on the head of the woman strange the bald spot, and the skin in that area turned red. The stylist advised Patricia to go to the doctor, and that, in turn, had a biopsy. She showed the presence of the last stage of breast cancer, which had already begun to metastasize. Now the woman tells her story all in order to warn of a possible not-too-typical symptoms of illness, so that they can be able to intercept.
“The first diagnosis I was given 13 years ago and then on my chest found a lump, that is, the most that neither is a classic symptom of breast cancer, says Patricia. – I went through chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, the course of treatment was 9 months. After the time of remission was 5 years old, I had already decided that finally defeated the disease, because the mammogram showed nothing. But when my stylist Nicky was brushing her hair, she saw the bald spot and was advised to go to the doctor. The biopsy showed that my breast cancer has not only returned, but has already reached the 4th stage.”
Magicforum recalled that at the 4th stage breast cancer becomes metastatic, the tumor cells detach and travel throughout the body via the bloodstream or the lymphatic system. This files most often find her in the chest, in the stomach or lungs, the metastases in the skin are less common, but it is with them and faced Patricia. Currently, a woman goes through chemotherapy by oral administration of tablets. And despite the fact that stage 4 cancer is considered the most difficult, she is optimistic. (READ MORE)