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Be aware of what can happen when you dont get an annual
Mammogram / Screening.
In 2022, Leslie celebrated 10 years of being breast cancer-free. A year later, over 70 tumors were found in her lungs. She had never been offered annual mammograms or screening, despite the possibility of recurrence. Leslie recently passed away from stage IV breast cancer complications. Petition starter Carolyn is calling for legislation in Leslie’s memory that would require doctors to order annual mammograms and screenings to protect breast cancer survivors, and help catch recurrence early. If you agree, sign Carolyn’s petition now.
“Leslie’s Law” Dr’s Must order Ultrasounds for Breast Cancer Survivors after Mastectomy
1,079 have signed Carolyn Jones’s petition. Let’s get to 1,500!
Women in general have a 1 in 8 or 12.5% chance of getting Breast Cancer. Once age 40 Doctor’s recommend an annual Mammogram. Breast Cancer warriors have a 6% chance of reoccurrence after a Mastectomy and are NOT offered annual mammograms or ANY annual Diagnostic Screenings.
Experts say no mammogram is necessary because no breast tissue is left, YET Breast Cancer Survivors have a 6% chance of reoccurrence!!!! I am one of the 6% that had a reoccurrence. May 2014 I had a bi-lateral double mastectomy and October 2021 I had a reoccurrence.
Leslie had a bi-lateral double Mastectomy in the Fall of 2012. In 2013 she was pronounced cancer-free. In September 2022 she celebrated 10 years of being cancer free. October 2023 she had a cough that would not go away and an X-ray showed over 70 tumors in her lungs. It had already progressed to her bones, too. Leslie recently passed away from stage IV Breast Cancer Complications. Please support Leslie’s Law and don’t let us lose another breast cancer survivor because of lack of screening offered to survivors.
Like many other survivors we both were not offered annual Mammograms & screening because we both had a double mastectomy, yet we both had a reoccurrence!
Please support LESLIE’S LAW and sign this petition. Leslie’s Law would require Doctors to order Annual Bi-lateral Diagnostic Ultrasounds for Breast Cancer Survivors that have had either a single or double Mastectomy and insurance would be required to pay for the annual ultrasound.
Until this is accepted into Law please pass this information along and encourage Breast Cancer Survivors to demand Annual Bi-lateral Diagnostic Ultrasounds. If the Doctor will not provide an order, keep searching until you find a Doctor that will!
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Atrial Septal Defect
Atrial Septal Defect also known as ASD is a birth defect that causes a hole in the wall between the heart's upper chambers (atria). ASD that are not diagnosed until adulthood can damage the heart and lungs and will shortening individuals life. Most ASDs are diagnosed and treated successfully.
In a 2019 study using data from birth defects tracking systems across the United States, researchers estimated that each year about 2,118 babies in the United States are born with Atrial Septal Defect. In other words, about 1 in every 1,859 babies born in the United States each year are born with Atrial Septal Defect.
Defective
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Leaky
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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United.
Fact: One in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the there life time.
Breast cancer can occur in women and rarely in men.
Symptoms of breast cancer include a lump in the breast, bloody discharge from the nipple, and changes in the shape or texture of the nipple or breast.
There are over 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. Female breast cancer represents 15.2% of all new cancer cases in the U.S.
Lung Cancer
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​A cancer that begins in the lungs and most often occurs in individuals who smoke. Causes of lung cancer include smoking, secondhand smoke, exposure to certain toxins, and family history.Symptoms include cough (often with blood), chest pain, wheezing, and
some individuals might have some weight loss.
Cancerous Pulmonary nodules are known to grow relatively quickly usually double in size every four months. But they can grow sometimes as fast as every 25 days. A cancerous nodule is a lesion or "sore". These nodules are common and are found in 1 in 500 chest X-rays and 1 in 100 CT scans. Approximately 150,000 lung nodules are detected in individuals each year. Small cell cancers can easily be missed on X-rays.