Women With Pre-Cancer Tumors Urged to Reconsider Surgery
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Jackie Fox and Peggy MacDonald share a diagnosis. Both were told by doctors they had a cluster of abnormal cells in one of their breasts that may turn into cancer. Each reacted in vastly different ways to their bad news.
Fox, 57, who received her diagnosis five years ago, decided to have her breast surgically removed. MacDonald, 49, got her news in March. She opted against surgery. Their decisions were highly personal, driven by unique circumstances and long-held feelings about cancer, the women said in separate interviews. Both women believe they made the right decision.