Celina Ball from Derry was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 after attending her regular breast screening appointment. Celina shared her story during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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00:00 In 2016 I was sent for a routine mammogram. I went to the mobile and Craigin and had it done.
00:08 Then after that I got a recall, I got a letter, they come back to the breastfeeding clinic.
00:18 Came back and they done another mammogram and an ultrasound.
00:23 And they told me then that I had an early form of breast cancer.
00:29 Nothing at all, I was just sent for a routine mammogram.
00:32 I was shocked to know that I had cancer because I had no lumps, nothing.
00:38 I was going "Oh, I'm going to be fine" because when you get the letter on then,
00:43 my sisters got the letters on to say they're fine, they're fine.
00:46 I got a letter on to say I was called back.
00:49 And I was the one out of the three that had cancer.
00:53 My cancer was really small, it was as small as a grain of salt.
00:57 And it hadn't formed into a tumour, so it was good that way.
01:01 Treatment was okay, treatment was fine.
01:05 I had plenty of support from my daughter who works in the breast clinic.
01:09 And she was able to address me and do everything that I had to be done at the time.
01:14 And my family, I've just classed myself now as a survivor.
01:20 And that's the way I look at it.
01:22 And hopefully it never comes back on me.
01:25 Anybody that misses an appointment is crazy.
01:29 Because it saves lives.
01:32 The sooner you get it done, the better.
01:34 If you're sent for an appointment, go for it.
01:36 [Beverly Hills Center for Plastic & Laser Surgery]
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