![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2024/07/melissa-neuman-and-family16x9.jpg)
Cancer
Melissa Neuman dreaded getting mammograms. Her small, dense breasts made the screening exceptionally uncomfortable and painful. So Melissa put off getting an annual mammogram until she felt[...]
Latest stories
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2019/05/assorted-fruits-vegetables-and-legumes-arranged-around-a-blank-heart-shape-1X1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2015/10/overweight-obese-man-with-large-stomach-1-x-1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2016/11/two-women-in-the-kitchen-preparing-a-healthy-meal-1x1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2020/02/1_31_20_Multi_Sport_Athlete_PreviewThumbnail_303x303_infographic.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2017/04/a-smiling-older-couple-holding-hands-and-walking-outdoors-1X1.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2019/10/Radio-illustration-1400-pixel.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2019/10/MC-QA_1400x1400.jpg)
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2022/09/Mayo_303x303.jpg)
Cancer Patient Stories
February 5, 2020
Explore more topics
Sign up
![](https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2022/07/img30.jpg)
Mayo Clinic Connect
An online patient support community