Jennifer Marie J. Yang, MD

A Doreen the Breast Cancer Mascot post!

This is the first year that I’ve been “upgraded” (or is it “downgraded”?) from every-six-months to annual breast cancer monitoring. Tests are done, just need to see the oncologist soon for the official medical blessing!

A spoiler alert that you will welcome: pertinent imaging and blood work are OK. Hooray!

Bonus: as of today I’ve officially lost 10 kg (22 lbs) which helps lower the risk of recurrence. Right now there’s less body fat that can potentially be a source for estrogen… recall the tumor was estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), meaning cancer cells can be encouraged to grow if exposed to estrogen.

July 20, 2026

We went to the oncologist today. Unfortunately we caught the tail end of rush hour traffic… such a pain in the rear, literally.

All good! Annual visit done

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