I returned to the surgeon’s office the next day. He had my results. They had found a tiny cancer cell within the cells collected from the biopsy. This was not good.
I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS), Stage 0. The surgeon said we could remove the milk duct to solve the problem.
My mother wasn’t convinced this was the best or only option. She thought it was best that we consult with a specialist, as this had escalated quickly. She researched the best breast cancer hospitals in the country that would be the most accessible for us from Southwest Florida and found the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.
“Patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer as teenagers or young adults often have a wide range of treatment options, as they are typically healthy enough to tolerate even the most aggressive therapies. As a result, survival outcomes are often high for young breast cancer patients.” (Moffitt Cancer Center)
