Following actor Suzanne Somers death caused by breast cancer doctors and survivors are urging all women to get screening.
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Best remembered for her roles in TV comedies"Three's Company" and"Step by Step" actress and writerThis comes after Somers more than 23-year battle with breast cancer, something Carole Boettger of Duryea knows all to well.
"At the time my kids were young they weren't even teenagers yet," said Boettger."My thought was, my sister left four children I didn't want that to happen to me, so I was determined I was going to deal with this and do whatever I had to do."This gene would span 5 generations of her family. Responsible for the loss of Boettger's aunt, sister, and daughter who passed away after a 12-yearlong battle with breast cancer back in 2021.
"Back then mammograms weren't real popular, but I did mammograms whenever I could because I thought that was the answer," said Boettger. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in Pennsylvania between the ages of 25 and 54."We gave made just fantastic progress with regard to treatments that are available and the effectiveness of our treatments and the prognosis for women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer is just absolutely excellent when compared to 10, 15, 20 years ago," said Dr.
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