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Ageism and the Treatment of Breast Cancer

A Power Point presentation titled “Ageism and Health” from the Waterloo-Wellington Older Adult Council crossed my desk recently and caused me to reflect on my own experience of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. I was diagnosed in 2024 when, at the age of 74, a routine mammogram identified an anomaly in my left breast. So started the long process of referrals, tests, diagnosis and treatment.