Shanice experienced a traumatic experience about ten years agoduring an inspection. Doctors had found a suspicious lump in his breast, he feared cancer, and it turned out to be a simple cyst. So, the singer had put aside mammograms for almost eight yearsbecause she was too afraid to relive this bad experience.
Today, she thinks differently. Shanice is suffering from breast cancer and tries to raise awareness among women to do the screening exams. She regrets not having overcome her anxiety sooner, which would have made it possible to manage your disease at stage zero.
Shanice discovers a lump and makes an appointment
It was last March, according to our colleagues at people.comthat she discovered a lump in her breast. She has no choice but to go for a mammogram. Initially, doctors thought of a ductal carcinoma in situ (CCIS)a non-invasive stage zero form. In May, she made the decision to make a double mastectomy. It's a cold shower, the operation revealed a stage 1 breast cancerwith a tumor of one centimeter.
“When I had my operation and was told I had cancer, I literally lost my smile,” says Shanice. The singer didn't talk about her illness right away, but today she feels strong and ready to share her journeybecause she wants to raise awareness among women about screening.
Shanice posted a video a few weeks ago on Instagram. In a blue blouse and with the charlotte, she explains that it was the most difficult period of his lifebut she keeps her faith in God and she was able to count on those close to her to support her. She writes “I am healed and restored in the name of Jesus.”
Hope and resilience are there
During his passage in Good Morning Americashe insists: “I just want to tell women how much he is important to have a mammogram“. She knows that if she had done her earlier screeningshe could have detected cancer at stage zero.
Through this difficult ordeal, Shanice was able to bounce back, and above all raise awareness among women to carry out their annual screening exam. The singer adds: “Put that fear aside. If you get checked early, you can beat this disease. It's not a death sentence. If you can get checked early, you will live.”.
She sends a hopeful message with an emphasis on prevention at all costs. On the occasion ofpink octobermany celebrities have spoken out on this subject, such as Clara Morgane. The latter shared the experience of her mother, who escaped aggressive cancer with routine mammogram.
