Mum of two, Carol Bryant, shares her breast cancer survival story GM_Cancer ad
This Christmas marks 29 years since Carol Bryant, from Glossop, found a lump in her breast which turned out to be breast cancer.
Carol, a Project Manager with Tameside Council, was just 30 years old when she discovered a lump in her breast in December 1993. But her cancer diagnosis hasn’t stopped her from having children, breastfeeding, and doing the things she loves, like horse riding. She said: “When they told me I needed chemotherapy my first thoughts were - would this mean I couldn’t have children? The doctors back then didn’t seem to think about the impact that might have. I think it’s better now.”
She said: “I managed to breastfeed both my children from my other breast which was really important to me. When both my children had started school and I was 38, I had a preventative mastectomy and reconstructive surgery which made me feel more confident. “I never thought I might die. I was more caught up with my body image and when I saw my scar I was in floods of tears. It was tough being diagnosed at 30.
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