I'm a 14 year cancer survivor after finding a lump in my left breast one year after my oldest daughter had died of breast cancer at the age of 35, in 1995. I'd had regular yearly Mammograms, but they didn't show any abnormalities. She wanted to have a Mammogram for a base picture but was not able because of her age at that time. I have been cancer free since a radical mastectomy in 1996. I highly recommend self-examination in addition to Mammograms--it is well worth the effort!
JaneFairbanks, AK