I'm thinking I'll stick to once a year still- except that probably after this, most insurance will not pay for it.
My sister never saw a doctor till she was 50. She felt a small lump and went in for her first mammogram. She found out she was stage 4 breast cancer- they removed both breasts and over 20 lymph nodes. It had already spread through most of her organs. She is still with us, but won't tell us how long she has left. The latest test was to see if it's spread to her brain, the only place it hasn't been found. Unless they can find the right chemo blend, she'll be on and off chemo and on heavy pain meds for however much longer she lives.
Before her, there was no history in my family.
vickie