Like many young women in their early 40s, Michelle Swaggard had a great career which kept her busy. Being healthy, she didn’t pay much attention to the recommendation to have an annual mammogram and conduct monthly breast exams once you turn 40. There was absolutely no family history of breast cancer. Surely this recommendation was intended for those women who had a history of breast cancer in their family, so she put it off.
Swaggard didn’t pay attention to the recommendation to get a breast…