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Article: Health: Learn what to look for. . .; Think breast cancer can only happen to older women? Think again. Caroline Foulkes and Craig Hillsley report.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- July 12, 2003
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Byline: Caroline Foulkes and Craig Hillsley
Breast cancer doesn't discriminate. It doesn't mind who you are. It doesn't mind what you do for a job. It doesn't care if you've got a family to look after.
It doesn't even care how old you are. Most cases of breast cancer occur in women over the age of 50. By and large, it's seen as a disease that affects older women.
Geri Halliwell was just 18 when she discovered a lump in her breast. She underwent an emergency operation and though the lump turned out to be benign, she has taken an interest in cancer ...