Reveal: How the bride-to-be finds horror while she was washing the fake tan she saved her life – as she warns other women.
- Tash Mitchell, 24, found a small lump under his armpit while not washing a fake towel.
- The doctor told her that the symptom was almost certainly just an open lymph node
- But expert tests have found that Mrs Mitchell had stage two triple-positive breast cancer.
- Said the hardest part of the diagnosis was not losing hair but canceling the marriage
- The Kiwi woman said, ‘Your life was shortened in a second or two.’
- Dunedin women talking about the diagnosis of the change and check campaign
After a young woman found a small lump in her armpit while picking up her fake tan – and how her life was “ruined in a second” after a devastating diagnosis, she spoke of her horror.
Tash Mitchell, 24, was found a small lump while washing his tan a year ago, but his G.P. This symptom was almost certainly just an open lymph node.
As the lumps could not disappear after a month, Dunedin’s sales manager on the South Island of New Zealand was referred to a breast specialist.
Multiple tests confirmed she had two triple-positive breast cancers – and a tumor that was small but needed a quick treatment because of how it could spread aggressively.
Dunedin’s Tash Mitchell found a small lump under his armpit on New Zealand’s South Island last year – which later turned out to be a very small but invasive breast cancer.
The Kiwi woman – who was declared cancer-free this year after more than four months of chemotherapy – is speaking out about her illness as part of a change and check campaign that encourages women to monitor their breast health.
Ms Mitchell said one of the hardest parts of the diagnosis was not the possibility of losing her hair, but postponing her life for the love of her life.
‘It was devastating to hear that your life was more or less suggested in one another. “The strangers were all overwhelming,” she told the NZ Herald.
‘If I hadn’t done anything about it, it would have been enough to make me feel better and all my doctors kept saying I was so lucky to have him.’
With 75 percent of her tumors reduced after extensive treatment, Ms. Mitchell said her experience has given her a new perspective on life.
‘It has really changed my outlook and how I think about things and dealings – we all have proud things but I think I will stand on my own two feet every day and feel good about getting another shot in life, And I am very grateful for that, ‘he said.
The Kiwi woman is pictured with her fianc. She said the hardest part of her diagnosis was canceling her marriage
Mrs. Mitchell hopes her treatment won’t stop her from having children one day, and she was lucky enough to fertilize six eggs through IVF treatment.
The change and check campaign is being led by New Zealand broadcaster Sarah Gandhi – who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 36.
He said, ‘This project is about women thinking and checking their boobs at a time that works for them.’
The change and check campaign is being led by New Zealand broadcaster Sarah Gandhi – who has previously been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The campaign encourages women to monitor the health of their breasts and get tested if they notice any changes.
‘We all know the signs of winter. How great would it be if women had the same level of knowledge about what their boobs say? ‘
Research published by the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has shown that one in six Kiwi women under the age of 45 never check their breasts for changes.
One in eight defendants under the age of 45 ignored lumps or other symptoms, instead of being examined by a doctor.
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