Maria Miralles Ferrer fight against breast cancer. Mary, the mother of five children and has 42 years, he receives us in his office and tells us how he detected breast cancer, which is now being treated. "It was by chance, a year ago I became a medical insurance in a private company and in June of this year, I went to the gynecological examination and I did a routine cytology"Ferrer explained.
Gynecologist suggested a mammogram and when he picked up the results detected a tumor. Give you after several tests, by a friend, he went to the Clinic Chiron. In this facility, they again did the tests and confirmed that he had a multifocal breast cancer, "Five tumors of grade 3, the scale is from 1 to 4"Says Maria.
The surgeon decided to operate after one week. Mary tells us that his mother died, with 41 years from colon cancer, "doctors don't know if it's hereditary but the key has to be in the genetic factor"Says our hero today.
2 last August began with chemotherapy, you have to perform 16 sessions, "The first four were very strong, which were every 21 days, there I lost my hair. Now, I'm with weekly sessions, I have to do 12 and I have eight left"Recounts María Ferrer.
Now, Mary, only it makes documented the cases of cancer, and all information related to this disease. Ferrer noted that breast cancer mortality is higher in women in Spain. Given these data, it has asked the Department of Health to "In cases of a family history of cancer, the mammography of women is advanced." Mary asks that this medical test is performed to 30 years and not the 45.
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In the morning on Friday, María Ferrer was able to talk to the secretary of the Regional Minister of Health and this has asked him to send all documents to deal with it. Mary is alone in this struggle, "I am a woman who fights against breast cancer, I want to do something, nobody advises me and it was I who called the Department of Health"Says Ferrer.
In three days has now 3000 xicotetion signatures for mammography is mandatory to 30 and not the 45 years. Signatures can be made through change.org or Facebook page Maria Miralles Ferrer.
Finally, María wanted to highlight an anecdote, arising just moments before the interview. "When I took my young children of 8 and 9 years to school, I looked at them and without telling them my illness, I reflected, and I thought that thanks to getting a mammogram before, that is to say to the 42 and not to the 45, you will surely have mother to enjoy for many years ", says Maria and adds that for this reason, she will also have time to watch them raise, "That is all I ask, life". Now, Mary, just think of cure this disease that is a scourge to society.
