Communication Key in Detecting Breast Cancer: A Survivor’s Story One in eight women will develop breast cancer throughout her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. That means 13% of women in the United States are or will be affected by breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2017, Watco’s Nancy Huser now identifies with this sobering statistic. As we begin Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re honoring her and countless others who have battled or are currently undergoing treatment for this disease. Keep reading to learn more about Huser’s story.
Communication with your doctor is the most
“I always thought that mammograms were the
important key to detecting breast cancer.
answer to detecting breast cancer, that if there were
That’s the best advice Watco Treasury Coordinator Nancy Huser said she has to offer as a breast cancer survivor.
something there, it would catch it,” said Huser. “The moral of my story is don’t assume it will catch it.” In 2017, a couple of months before an annual scheduled mammogram, Huser had felt a lump
10 The Dispatch | October 2021
