b'WHEN THERE ISNO RIGHT ANSWERIn December of 2023, I was diagnosedTwo weeks later, I was on my favorite trail run when with breast cancer at 45 years old. I hopeI got the call.sharing my story serves to support and encourage anyone who may walk thisDo you have a minute to talk? Positive. Breast cancer.journey after me.My life changed in that moment. I was thrown into I didnt feel a lump or pain. There is no historythe whirlwind that is the medical oncology system. of breast cancer in my family. I simply went toI was assigned a case manager, an oncologist, a my routine mammogram. As per my doctorssurgeon, then another surgeon. I was scheduled recommendations, I started getting mammogramsfor test after test after test.at the age of forty. I had been told I had dense breast tissue and had abnormal results in Then the waiting. Ugh, the waiting.the past.Ultimately, it was found I had stage zero DCIS. I was So when this particular mammogram came backtold by my oncologist that I had the best of a very with questionable findings, it was assumed thebad situation. DCIS stands for ductal carcinoma in culprit would be the same. My radiologist sat mesitu, meaning the tumor has not left the milk ducts. down and told me she didnt love the images andIts typically treatable by either lumpectomy or wanted to do a biopsy. Im sure it will come backmastectomy and follow-up treatment depending as negative again, but lets do it just in case. on the situation.by Jessica Valant Physical Therapist, Pilates Teacherand Womens Health Educator. 84 pilates.com'