'It obviously came as such a shock to me, I never thought I'd be in that position. I wanted other people, young women to be aware.' 9News
Hinton is using her background as a videographer to share the message that while it's rare, young women can get breast cancer too."It was good to find out what it was. It was definitely unexpected.to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.Bianca Hinton in hospital after losing her hair because of chemotherapy for breast cancer.
While Hinton explored the option of freezing her eggs, as chemo can affect fertility, there wasn't time as the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes in her breast so she wanted to start the treatment as soon as possible.She has to have 20 weeks of chemotherapy, and doctors will then asses if she needs surgery or radiotherapy."My hair meant a lot to me so obviously losing it was a shock," she said.
This year, about 1000 Australian women aged between 20 and 39 are expected to be diagnosed. Breast Cancer also affects a small number of men.The most common age to be diagnosed is 70 to 74.However it has one of the highest survival rates, with 92 per cent of patients still alive after five years.
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