THRIVE on the other side of Breast cancer with Tirzah Cooper

Name: THRIVE on the other side of Breast cancer with Tirzah Cooper
Uploaded: 2023-01-30T12:55:23+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Natalie Jill
Description: A short interview/personal narrative in which the speaker (Tirzah Cooper) describes advocating for early additional testing after noticing a breast…

30 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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A short interview/personal narrative in which the speaker (Tirzah Cooper) describes advocating for early additional testing after noticing a breast abnormality. The speaker reports that an ultrasound revealed a suspicious finding that was not visible on the same-day mammogram and emphasizes that mammograms can miss cancer in people with dense breast tissue. The piece stresses self-advocacy for prompt follow-up testing.

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So I advocated for myself to go back early, get another ultrasound. And I'm glad that I trusted my gut, because when I did go back for the ultrasound, I could even. I could tell as soon as I saw it on the screen. But the interesting thing is, the same day, they sent me for a mammogram because they thought it looked suspicious. Nothing showed up on the mammogram. So that's another part where I feel like, because I've started this breast cancer awareness journey, I have been telling people, you know, go, go get a mammogram. But a mammogram doesn't always show that you have cancer. You have dense breasts.