Our Patient Ambassadors share their personal experiences of diagnosis, treatment, recovery and life beyond breast cancer. Their honest stories help raise awareness, encourage early detection and remind others that there is a community standing with them.
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Dara Madden
Thank god I went and got it checked because it wasn’t the original lump, it was breast cancer and triple positive.
- Hometown
- Navan, Co Meath
- Type of cancer
- Triple positive
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Helen Reddy
In May 2024 while on holiday with my friends I noticed a change in how my left breast looked - the nipple looked flat.
- Hometown
- Dublin
- Type of cancer
- HER2-positive, metastatic in liver
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Ruth Maxwell
The only symptom I had was a sore breast. I thought at one stage maybe the wire from my bra was digging into me.
- Hometown
- Sligo
- Type of cancer
- Invasive ductal carcinoma, stage 1