An 8-year-old Utah girl was diagnosed earlier this month with secretory breast carcinoma, a rare form of breast cancer.
According to a report in the Pediatric Surgery International Journal, secretory breast carcinoma is extremely rare. It accounts for less than 1 percent of all breast cancer cases.
Chrissy's mother, Annette Turner told ABC News that it was Chrissy who first found the tumor.
“She came to us on a Sunday afternoon, she said, ‘Mommy I have been scared and I have this lump,'" Turner recounted to ABC News. “It had been there for a while.”
So, "I was in shock," Chrissy's mother Annette Turner explained about her daughter's Nov. 9th diagnosis. "No child should ever have to go through cancer," she added.
The fact a young person was looking for lumps. Younger people need to be taught more about it to try and spot cancer in early stages for outcomes like this.
The fact a young person was looking for lumps. Younger people need to be taught more about it to try and spot cancer in early stages for outcomes like this.
I agree.
This is so sad though, I wasn't even aware you could get breast cancer so young
