In October 2014, I went to see a doctor for my annual breast screening. That year, for the very first time, I opted for a 3-D mammogram. The doctors found a tumor -- one a standard mammogram would have missed. 

A couple of days later, after a biopsy and ultrasound, I got a definitive diagnosis. I had stage I ductal carcinoma. My husband Frank and I were shocked and scared. No one in my family had ever had breast cancer.