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Breast cancer survivor Rebecca Angus urges woman not to put off their breast check – St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
It comes as research shows rates breast screening rates drop during pandemic
A Sutherland Shire breast cancer survivor is urging women to visit a BreastScreen centre after new research showed the coronavirus pandemic had caused women to put off their breast checks.
Rebecca Angus, a patient advocate and consumer advisor to Breast Cancer Trials (formerly Breast Cancer Institute of Australia), was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 when she was 33.
Ms Angus, of Gymea Bay, had given birth to her first child just 11 months earlier and initially thought the lump in her breast…
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