Valley woman shares story of surviving breast cancer

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In 2023, Kelly Speir got a life-changing diagnosis.

She discovered she had bosom cancer.

"I was precise overwhelmed," she said. "I was successful shock. I had nary household past of it. I had a batch of shooting pains. I did a self-exam, and I had swelling, I had lumps and I was instantly concerned," Speir said.

After receiving her signifier 3 diagnosis, Kelly underwent treatment.

"I was going done chemo, you conscionable person your ups and downs," she said. You consciousness precise nervous, you sometimes consciousness sick, and sometimes, you person those moments you consciousness good."

For 5 weeks, Kelly besides would travel successful for radiation treatment.

The travel was stressful and sometimes lonely, but she had a beardown enactment strategy to get her through.

"I had my friends, my household and my coworkers," she said. "Everybody was truly supportive. They had a repast bid for me. People took turns going to chemo with me."

Numbers from the American Cancer Society amusement that successful 2025, much than 310,000 cases of bosom crab volition beryllium diagnosed successful women.

That's wherefore aboriginal detection is key.

In the past 40 years, determination has been advancement successful warring bosom cancer, from attraction to technology.

Data from the National Cancer Institute shows the five-year endurance complaint astatine astir 92 percent.

Doctors accidental determination is much enactment to beryllium done.

"There's a batch of probe to effort and recognize the manner and biology factors that are contributing to bosom cancer, peculiarly successful younger people," says Dr. Arif Kamal with the American Cancer Society.

Health professionals accidental it's important to speech with your doc astir a plan.

Understanding your bosom density is besides important, particularly for older women.

"If you inactive person utmost density oregon mean density successful your 60s to 70s, that's a hazard factor," says Dr. Cassandra Anderson.

Two years later, Kelly is surviving cancer-free escaped but encourages anyone going done bosom crab that you are not unsocial successful the combat and to instrumentality it 1 time astatine a time.

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