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Diagnosed Before 40: TGIN Founder Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Her Story

TGIN Founder Discusses Breast Cancer Diagnosis

BlackDoctor.org: I remember running into you often at LA Fitness years ago and I know your health is something that you take very seriously.

Was the possibility of breast cancer something that was on your radar?

Chris-Tia Donaldson: Absolutely not.  There is no history of breast cancer in my family.

I was also just 36 at the time of my diagnosis. When I thought of breast cancer, I thought of people like Sheryl Crow, Melissa Ethridge, Joan Lunden,  Suzanne Sommers and Christina Applegate.

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I never gave much consideration that this was something that could happen to me.

Breast Cancer Self Exam

BDO: How did your diagnosis come about?  Did you discover something abnormal during a self-exam?

CD: I was actually taking a shower and noticed it then. Initially, I thought it was hormonal-related. I had a cyst removed from my breast in my 20s.

Given my age and the fact that I felt perfectly healthy, breast cancer was the furthest thing from my mind.

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