And it's one of the dumbest things they could do.
It's seriously tempting for a cancer survivor to walk out at the end of treatment with the desire to never, ever return to that awful place again. It is like returning to the scene of an accident. It's too much like re-living a bad part of your life.
Sure it's scary. Scarier is letting it go, then having a cancer that, as a result, is more difficult - or even impossible - to cure.
Speaking as an almost three-year breast cancer survivor, I hate going, I really hate going. It is scary. But I know I'm better off getting my mammograms (and related blood tests) then if I don't - for the reason stated just above.
From the article:
"... survivors avoid screenings because they dread a recurrence of the cancer and additional treatment."
This is a kind of magic thinking - if you don't look for it, it won't be there.
These women simply have to buckle on their courage and do what's best for them, what they need to do: just go!
Stop being wusses. Do the right thing. All in all you really are better off for it.
Also, remember ALL women over 40 are supposed to have annual mammograms. It just might save your life - probably saved mine.
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