University Daily Kansan / Friday, November 13, 1987
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Singer tells of bout with cancer
By AMBER STENGER
TOPEKA - For actress and singer Ann Jillian, having a double mastectomy wasn't the toughest part of her fight against breast cancer.
The toughest part was living through the four months after her operation, when she underwent chemotherapy, Jillian last night at Washburn University. Her talk was sponsored by St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Topeka.
Staff writer
Jillian, 36, told about 900 people that when she learned she had breast cancer in 1985 she was surprised,
even though her family had a history of breast cancer.
"Many people who get cancer say, 'Why me?'," she said. "I became embarrassed when I asked that. Why should I say 'Why me?' Why not我? At that time, one out of every 11 women got breast cancer."
Today, one out of 10 women in the United States contracts breast cancer. Age is an important risk factor. The risk is relatively low in women under 35 years, but increases after that.
William Buck, gynecologist at Watkins Hospital, said every patient
he sees over 35 years gets a mammogram.
Other risk factors include family history of the disease, having borne no children, beginning menstruation before 11 years old and late menopause.
Jillian said early detection of the disease was crucial.
"Self breast examination is very important, ladies," she said. "Every woman should learn how to do this—and do it every single month."
Jillian detected a hard lump in her left breast about the size of a pea in January 1985. After having a mam-
mogram and an ultra sound, her doctor recommended that she get a biopsy because he was unsure whether the lump was cancerous.
Jillian chose to get a second opinion. Her next doctor told her they should wait and watch it for a couple of months.
Jillian's discomfort grew and when she went back to her doctor three and a half months later, she had cancerous tumors in both breasts. Soon after, both breasts were removed and she underwent chemotherapy to make sure the cancer cells were killed.
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