Mission Partner hopes to inspire women to get screened

Typically when it rains it pours. Ida Lassandro understands this maybe higher than anybody. It was 2015 when she, nonetheless reeling from the sudden demise of her husband David in 2014, obtained her analysis of breast most cancers.

“It was troublesome,” she says. “I used to be nonetheless grieving my husband and now I had most cancers. There have been plenty of struggles alongside the way in which, however I needed to carry on going.”

The following couple of years had been equally tough on Ida. With radiation therapies and a number of surgical procedures, it was not solely a bodily draining time, however an emotionally draining one.

Fortunately, Ida had the love and help of her household to assist her endure and carry on preventing Plus, as a affected person accounts supervisor who’s been with OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Heart for 36 years, she had a robust crew of fellow workers to lean on for power. A go to from Pink Heals volunteers didn’t harm both.

“My co-workers have been superb,” she says, “And I can’t say sufficient good issues about our most cancers middle right here at OSF. They’re like a household to me.”

Due to the good work of her care staff on the Patricia D. Pepe Heart for Most cancers Care at OSF Saint Anthony, Ida has pulled via and is now cancer-free.

It’s been a harrowing few years, however she’s wanting ahead to a wholesome future and has some easy recommendation for different girls – recommendation she hopes resonates throughout Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month in October.

“Get your mammograms recurrently, and report any modifications to your doctor as quickly as you discover them. Early detection is essential. It could possibly save your life.”

Mammograms are the one best software within the early detection of breast most cancers and are confirmed to save lots of lives. When detected early, medical doctors can start remedy earlier than signs start, leading to a greater end result. Be taught extra at our breast health page.

In accordance with the American Most cancers Society, demise charges from breast most cancers have been declining since 1989, which is believed to be resulting from a mixture of elevated consciousness leading to extra girls getting screened recurrently, developments in screening expertise and developments in remedy. Nevertheless, there’s room for enchancment. Greater than 40,000 girls in america are nonetheless anticipated to die from breast most cancers in 2017.

Final Up to date: February 11, 2022