Three cancer survivors say dying was not an option for them
A breast cancer diagnosis is scary and life-changing, but an exhibition running in Dublin puts the spotlight on the positive: more women are surviving breast cancer than ever before.
According to the Marie Keating Foundation, over 28,000 women in Ireland have survived the disease. “A breast cancer diagnosis today isn’t the same as it was 15 years ago,” says Dr Cathy Kelly, consultant medical oncologist at Dublin’s Mater Hospital. “Our understanding of [it] has enabled us to treat it more appropriately and effectively, leading to better outcomes for patients.” The exhibition, ‘Out the Other Side: Stories of Breast Cancer Survival’, is a collection of individual stories and photographs of 10 Irish women who have survived the disease. It has been developed by Roche in partnership with the Marie Keating Foundation and will be in St Stephen’s Green park through October — breast cancer awareness month.
